2. How old was Hector's grandmother when she moved to the newly formed Coeur d'Alene reservation?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) In her 20s.
(c) In her teens.
(d) In her 30s.

3. What war does the narrator say Hector's grandmother was born before?
(a) World War II.
(b) The American Indian War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

4. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?
(a) All of his kids were accidents, but he was his best accident.
(b) He is the son he always wanted.
(c) Take care of your mother.
(d) You are a fine young man.

5. Who does the narrator imagine is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) The entire tribe.
(b) Hector's killers.
(c) His aunts, uncles and cousins.
(d) Himself.

6. Due to the violence to which Hector was born into, the narrator says it was inevitable Hector would become what?
(a) A joyful man who loved everybody.
(b) A violent man who died violently.
(c) An angry man who left everyone.
(d) A gentle man who strove for peace.

7. At Hector's grave, the narrator wonders if it is possible for an Indian to die in what way?
(a) Peacefully.
(b) Effortlessly.
(c) Alone.
(d) Quietly.

8. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Pray for forgiveness.
(c) Turn himself in.
(d) Send him a letter telling him where his body was buried.

9. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?
(a) Live longer than every other Indian in the world.
(b) Bury the memory of Hector for good.
(c) Find out who killed Hector.
(d) Take care of his mother.

10. What information was carved into Hector's wooden grave marker?
(a) His name, date of birth, and date of disappearance.
(b) His name and date of burial.
(c) His name and a quote from a mourning song.
(d) HIs name only.

11. How many children did Hector's grandmother have?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

12. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope the Indians who killed Hector did as they "buried his body deep in the woods" (3)?
(a) Sung him an honor song.
(b) Cried.
(c) Buried their hate.
(d) Felt guilty.

13. What did one mourner say white archeologists would do 100 years from now after Hector's grave was buried?
(a) Come up with some nonsense reason the empty coffin was buried.
(b) Find the empty coffin and wonder what it all means.
(c) Put the empty coffin in a museum.
(d) Try to find out who buried and empty coffin.

14. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?
(a) Because Hector had his own car.
(b) Because he would only get into a car with other Indians he knew.
(c) Because white men would not try to pick up an Indian.
(d) Because there were no white people living near the reservation.

15. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?
(a) Live in a house with four walls.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Go to war.
(d) Move from the reservation.