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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story as he stands in the cemetery?
(a) Bury the memory of Hector for good.
(b) Live longer than every other Indian in the world.
(c) Find out who killed Hector.
(d) Take care of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds Hector in the photograph the narrator has of him?

2. During what battle in Montana was Custer killed?

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

4. At the graveside, what does the narrator hope whoever killed Hector would do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Agnes? Why does the narrator have a picture of her?

2. What does one of the mourners say will happen in 100 years before they leave the cemetery?

3. What is the best thing the narrator's father ever said to him?

4. Why does the narrator say it was inevitable that Hector would become "a violent man who died violently" (3)?

5. Why does the narrator feel certain Hector was most likely killed by a member of his own tribe?

6. How does the narrator feel at the end of the story standing in the cemetery?

7. What does the narrator plan to do at the end of the story?

8. What does the narrator wish one of his uncle's killers would do after the funeral?

9. What does the narrator hopes the Indians who killed his uncle did as they buried him?

10. At the cemetery, who does the narrator imagine is in Hector's casket?

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