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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 killed the narrator's father?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A car crash.
(d) Diabetes.
2. Where did the narrator's "beautiful and distant cousin" (1) move?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Seattle.
3. How many of the narrator's cousin live in poverty on the reservation?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.
4. How long ago did the narrator's father die?
(a) 41 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 years.
5. What did the narrator decide to do for Hector 40 years after he disappeared?
(a) Build a shrine for him.
(b) Hire a detective.
(c) Try to find him.
(d) Bury him.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many of the narrator's cousins are in prison?
2. What were the causes of death for the narrator's aunts and uncles?
3. What does the narrator say happens to violent men?
4. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
5. How old was the narrator when he had his first kiss?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator suggest may have happened to Hector as he hitchhiked to Spokane?
2. 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?
3. Who is Hector in relation to the narrator? When was the last time the narrator has seen him?
4. What does the narrator's mother say when he suggests they bury Hector? How does the narrator reply?
5. Describe the narrator's relationship with his female cousin whom he describes as gorgeous.
6. What does he say was the saddest thing said about Hector?
7. What does the narrator say was the best part of the funeral?
8. Why does the narrator say people have a tendency to aggrandize the dead?
9. Where was Hector's casket buried? What does the narrator say about the Coeur d'Alene Catholics?
10. What does the narrator's mother say about Indian self help books?
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