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

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

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

4. Who is the only person the narrator kissed?
(a) His sister.
(b) His high school sweetheart.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What joke was made at Hector's funeral?

2. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?

3. Where was Hector's coffin taken after the funeral?

4. What killed the narrator's father?

5. What issue does the narrator say Hector suffered from at the time of his disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say his mother does which made her "good at funerals" (2)?

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

3. Describe the conversation between the narrator and his mother about whether Hector is alive or not.

4. What does the narrator's mother say when he suggests they bury Hector? How does the narrator reply?

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

6. 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?

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

8. Where was Hector's casket buried? What does the narrator say about the Coeur d'Alene Catholics?

9. 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?

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

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