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

2. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
(a) The white man did not even know he lived let alone died.
(b) The white man led him to a life of drinking and fighting.
(c) The white man probably disappeared him.
(d) The white man was not afraid of him either.

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

4. How old was Hector's grandmother when she moved to the newly formed Coeur d'Alene reservation?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) In her 20s.
(c) In her 30s.
(d) In her teens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did the narrator's father die?

2. Who attended Hector's wake?

3. With whom does the narrator live?

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

5. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?

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