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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. Due to the violence to which Hector was born into, the narrator says it was inevitable Hector would become what?

3. What war does the narrator say Hector's grandmother was born before?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay about the significance of the narrator's relationship with his cousin on the story. How does this relationship move the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author of "Happy Trails." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Happy Trails" similar or different from his other works?

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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