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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 return from the dead to lie in his coffin and die again.
(c) Hector was such a showoff they were surprised he did not come back to sing before a crowd.
(d) Hector loved to drink so much they were surprised he did not come back for the free wine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?

2. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?

3. How does the narrator say Indian's view their worst losses and greatest beauty?

4. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?

5. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?

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