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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 one mourner say white archeologists would do 100 years from now after Hector's grave was buried?

2. Who does the narrator say likely killed Hector by accident?

3. What information was carved into Hector's wooden grave marker?

4. Why is the narrator certain Hector did not get into the car with white strangers?

5. What is the best thing the narrator recalls his father saying to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator imagine Hector met his death after leaving for Spokane?

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

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

5. What does the narrator say about why he does not know the mourning song his mother "whisper-sang" (3) after the mourners left the cemetery?

6. Why does the narrator feel certain Hector would not have been killed by a white man?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the authors "best moments" discussed in the story. Why do you think he incorporates these into the story? How does it impact the tone and mood of the story? How does it impact your reading?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Hector and the narrator in "Happy Trails." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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