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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the narrator's cousin tell him they could do if they were royalty?
2. What relation to the narrator is Hector?
3. What sad thing was said at Hector's funeral in regards to his lack of fear of the white man?
4. How old was the narrator when Hector disappeared?
5. When Hector left the last time, how was he to get to his destination?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the conversation between the narrator and his mother about whether Hector is alive or not.
3. What does he say was the saddest thing said about Hector?
4. What does the narrator say of the family he has lost, his aunts, uncles, cousins and father and those who are still living in paragraph 2 of "Happy Trails"?
5. Who does the narrator live with? Why do other Indians not judge him for this?
6. What does the narrator's mother say when he suggests they bury Hector? How does the narrator reply?
7. Describe the narrator's relationship with his female cousin whom he describes as gorgeous.
8. What does the narrator decide they should do 40 years after Hector disappeared?
9. What does the narrator say was the best part of the funeral?
10. What does the narrator say his mother does which made her "good at funerals" (2)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay on the role of the white man in the story. What is the relationship with the white man like? Why? How are the characters impacted by this relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about what you would include in the story if it were a longer work. What did you want to know more about? Why? How might the author include the information?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the empty casket as a symbol in "Happy Trails." In what scenes does the empty casket appear? What is the context? How does this symbol develop the narrative?
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