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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people has the narrator kissed?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 30.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say was the best part of Hector's funeral?

3. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?

4. Where did Hector say he was headed when he left 41 years ago?

5. With whom does the narrator live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother say about Indian self help books?

2. Who is Hector in relation to the narrator? When was the last time the narrator has seen him?

3. When the narrator's mother says Hector was a good man, the narrator says he was great. Does he really believe Hector was great? How do you know?

4. What does the narrator decide they should do 40 years after Hector disappeared?

5. What does the narrator suggest may have happened to Hector as he hitchhiked to Spokane?

6. What was the funniest thing said at Hector's funeral?

7. Who does the narrator live with? Why do other Indians not judge him for this?

8. Why does the narrator say people have a tendency to aggrandize the dead?

9. Describe the narrator's relationship with his female cousin whom he describes as gorgeous.

10. What type of person does the narrator say Hector was? How old would he be if he were alive? What does the narrator think Hector would be like?

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