2. 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) Try to find out who buried and empty coffin.
(c) Put the empty coffin in a museum.
(d) Find the empty coffin and wonder what it all means.

3. 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) You are a fine young man.
(c) He is the son he always wanted.
(d) Take care of your mother.

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

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

6. Who does the narrator say likely killed Hector by accident?
(a) A close family member of Hector's.
(b) A reckless driver.
(c) Another Coeur d'Alene Indian.
(d) One of Hector's ex-girlfriends.

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

8. Who does the narrator say he knows is buried in Hector's empty coffin?
(a) His entire tribe.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His great-grandmother.

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

10. Which South Dakota battle does the narrator say the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of unarmed people?
(a) Little Bighorn.
(b) Rosebud.
(c) Wounded Knee.
(d) Fallen Timbers.

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

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

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

14. Who sang an old mourning song by the graveside after Hector's casket was buried?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The tribal elder.
(d) The whole group of mourners.

15. 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) Cried.
(b) Buried their hate.
(c) Felt guilty.
(d) Sung him an honor song.