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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 does the narrator admit Hector was most of the time?
(a) A regular jerk.
(b) A good-for-nothing liar.
(c) A curmudgeonly prick.
(d) A temperamental asshole.

2. How many people has the narrator kissed?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 30.

3. How old would Hector be in the present if he were still alive?
(a) 45.
(b) 58.
(c) 63.
(d) 72.

4. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?

4. What information was carved into Hector's wooden grave marker?

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

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