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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did the narrator's father die?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 41 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
(a) Live in a castle.
(b) Have a dozen maids.
(c) Wear fancy clothes.
(d) Have a dozen babies.

3. What war does the narrator say Hector's grandmother was born before?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The American Indian War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

4. Due to the violence to which Hector was born into, the narrator says it was inevitable Hector would become what?
(a) A violent man who died violently.
(b) A joyful man who loved everybody.
(c) An angry man who left everyone.
(d) A gentle man who strove for peace.

5. Who does the narrator imagine is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) His aunts, uncles and cousins.
(b) Hector's killers.
(c) Himself.
(d) The entire tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?

2. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

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

4. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?

5. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?

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