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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 old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?
(a) 16.
(b) 31.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

2. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) The narrator's mother drove him.
(c) A friend was driving him.
(d) His own car.

3. Who holds Hector in the photograph the narrator has of him?
(a) His sister, Abbeth.
(b) His aunt, Agitha.
(c) HIs mother, Alice.
(d) His grandmother, Agnes.

4. Who does the narrator say he knows is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) His father.
(b) His entire tribe.
(c) His great-grandmother.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?

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

3. Who sang an old mourning song by the graveside after Hector's casket was buried?

4. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

5. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?

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