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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attended Hector's wake?
(a) Most of the tribe.
(b) Nobody.
(c) The narrator's mother and cousin and uncle.
(d) Only the narrator and his mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Then Hector must still be alive.
(c) You don't need a body to bury a man.
(d) They can bury the memory of him.

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

10. How long did the mourners stay awake during Hectors wake?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did each mourner do after the coffin was lowered into the ground?

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

3. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?

4. Where does the narrator's one surviving uncle live?

5. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?

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