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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Seattle.

11. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?
(a) 1.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

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

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

14. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?
(a) His sister.
(b) His high school sweetheart.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His neighbor.

15. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?

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

3. How does the narrator feel Hector died?

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

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

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