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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Seattle.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) Spokane.

2. What does the narrator say to his mother when she notes that they do not have Hector's body?
(a) They discovered his body the day before.
(b) They can bury the memory of him.
(c) You don't need a body to bury a man.
(d) Then Hector must still be alive.

3. With whom does the narrator live?
(a) His cousin.
(b) He lives alone.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

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

5. What relation to the narrator is Hector?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

6. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?
(a) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not come back to sing before a crowd.
(b) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not return from the dead to lie in his coffin and die again.
(c) Hector loved to drink so much they were surprised he did not come back for the free wine.
(d) Hector was so full of himself he was probably watching them to hear what everyone said about him.

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

8. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?
(a) Cancer, heart disease and car wrecks.
(b) War fatalities and homicide.
(c) Suicides and kidney failure.
(d) Plane crashes and stroke.

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

10. How does the narrator feel Hector died?
(a) Car wreck.
(b) Murder.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Suicide.

11. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Hire a detective.
(c) Build a shrine for him.
(d) Try to find him.

12. Who is the author of "Happy Trails"?
(a) Alene Sherwood.
(b) Sheryl Allan.
(c) Alex Sherman.
(d) Sherman Alexie.

13. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?
(a) His mother's cooking.
(b) Hector returned.
(c) His mother's singing.
(d) They had an open and empty casket.

14. Who does the narrator say is "good at funerals"(2)?
(a) His cousin.
(b) The tribal elder.
(c) Hector.
(d) His mother.

15. What does the narrator's mother says you will find inside an Indian self-help book?
(a) Wisdom for the ages.
(b) Healing recipes.
(c) Nothing useful.
(d) Pictures of other self-help books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?

2. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?

3. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?

4. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?

5. Who attended Hector's wake?

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