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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?
(a) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not come back to sing before a crowd.
(b) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not return from the dead to lie in his coffin and die again.
(c) Hector loved to drink so much they were surprised he did not come back for the free wine.
(d) Hector was so full of himself he was probably watching them to hear what everyone said about him.

2. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?
(a) Find out who killed Hector.
(b) Live longer than every other Indian in the world.
(c) Bury the memory of Hector for good.
(d) Take care of his mother.

3. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?
(a) Little Bighorn.
(b) Rosebud.
(c) Fallen Timbers.
(d) Wounded Knee.

4. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?
(a) Coeur D'Alene Reservation.
(b) Spokane.
(c) He did not say.
(d) South Dakota.

5. At Hector's grave, the narrator wonders if it is possible for an Indian to die in what way?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Effortlessly.
(c) Peacefully.
(d) Alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?

2. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

3. Who does the narrator say likely killed Hector by accident?

4. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?

5. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?

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