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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who holds Hector in the photograph the narrator has of him?
(a) His sister, Abbeth.
(b) His aunt, Agitha.
(c) HIs mother, Alice.
(d) His grandmother, Agnes.

3. During what battle in Montana was Custer killed?
(a) Wounded Knee.
(b) Fallen Timbers.
(c) Rosebud.
(d) Little Bighorn.

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

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

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

7. What does the narrator think Hector may have done which got him killed?
(a) Owed money to a drug dealer.
(b) Insulted someone or admitted he had an affair with someone's girlfriend or wife.
(c) Harassed a white man or group of white men.
(d) Had an affair with a white woman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator imagine is buried in Hector's empty coffin?

2. The narrator says that Hector's grandmother's children were the first generation to do what?

3. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?

4. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?

5. What did one mourner say white archeologists would do 100 years from now after Hector's grave was buried?

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