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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the narrator sure Hector would have done if he were still alive?
(a) Come back or called or written.
(b) Gotten married.
(c) Traveled the world.
(d) Sent them money.

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

7. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 41.

8. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?
(a) Coeur D'Alene Reservation.
(b) He did not say.
(c) Spokane.
(d) South Dakota.

9. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
(a) Live in a castle.
(b) Wear fancy clothes.
(c) Have a dozen maids.
(d) Have a dozen babies.

10. What killed the narrator's father?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) A car crash.

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

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

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

14. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?
(a) As a waste of time.
(b) As par for the course.
(c) As sacred and necessary.
(d) As equally painful.

15. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?
(a) The backyard where the narrator's father was buried.
(b) The Catholic cemetery.
(c) It was returned because it was empty.
(d) The Indian burial ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?

2. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?

3. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

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

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

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