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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?
(a) Buried their hate.
(b) Felt guilty.
(c) Sung him an honor song.
(d) Cried.

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

3. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Go to war.
(c) Move from the reservation.
(d) Live in a house with four walls.

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

5. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?
(a) Sing a mourning song.
(b) Throw dirt on it.
(c) Cry.
(d) Bow and leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?

2. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

3. What did one mourner say white archeologists would do 100 years from now after Hector's grave was buried?

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

5. Due to the violence to which Hector was born into, the narrator says it was inevitable Hector would become what?

(see the answer key)

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