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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) Spokane.
(c) Seattle.
(d) North Dakota.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?
(a) They die violently.
(b) They go to jail.
(c) The calm down eventually.
(d) They endlessly hurt people.

9. What Indian tribe do the narrator and his family belong?
(a) Kootenai.
(b) Coeur d'Alene.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Sioux.

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

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

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

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

14. How old would Hector be in the present if he were still alive?
(a) 45.
(b) 72.
(c) 58.
(d) 63.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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