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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?
(a) Cried.
(b) Sung him an honor song.
(c) Buried their hate.
(d) Felt guilty.

2. Who attended Hector's wake?
(a) Only the narrator and his mother.
(b) Most of the tribe.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The narrator's mother and cousin and uncle.

3. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?
(a) Wisdom for the ages.
(b) Pictures of other self-help books.
(c) Healing recipes.
(d) Nothing useful.

4. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?
(a) As sacred and necessary.
(b) As par for the course.
(c) As a waste of time.
(d) As equally painful.

5. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?
(a) Because Hector had his own car.
(b) Because he would only get into a car with other Indians he knew.
(c) Because there were no white people living near the reservation.
(d) Because white men would not try to pick up an Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?

2. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?

3. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?

4. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?

5. What relation to the narrator is Hector?

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