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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Juan often different from the other men in the area?
(a) He can make animals obey him.
(b) He keeps to himself.
(c) He can predict the weather days ahead of time.
(d) He is raising a young boy by himself.

2. Who does Pedro ask for help in handling the animal?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His older cousin.
(d) His father.

3. What is a currycomb?
(a) A tool to take the dirt out of a horse's hoofs.
(b) A comb to remove fleas and ticks from a dog.
(c) A rope to tie a horse.
(d) A horse comb.

4. To whom does the Pampas "sing"?
(a) No one.
(b) The animals who live there.
(c) Those who are close to it.
(d) The scientists who come to study it.

5. What is the largest city in Argentina?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Chaco.
(c) Salta.
(d) Chubut.

6. Who is Chúcaro?
(a) Pedro's dog.
(b) Pedro's horse.
(c) Pedro's cat.
(d) Pedro's donkey.

7. What mystery is discussed at the opening of Chapter 9?
(a) Some missing sheep.
(b) Juan's kerchief.
(c) The missing donkey.
(d) Chúcaro.

8. What does Maria tell Luisa?
(a) That Maria thinks Pedro's father is very ill.
(b) That Maria thinks Juan is getting married.
(c) That Maria thinks Jose is sick.
(d) That Maria thinks Juan likes Luisa.

9. What is another thing the mayordomo does?
(a) Decides when to sell land.
(b) Works in the fields to train others.
(c) Goes to meetings in Buenos Aires.
(d) Barters for new livestock.

10. What is the reaction of the people who live around the Pampas?
(a) They love it in some seasons and hate it in others.
(b) They don't have much reaction to it.
(c) They think it is pretty lifeless, but it's their home.
(d) They love it.

11. Where do Juan and Pedro take Chúcaro in Chapter 4?
(a) To Juan's casita.
(b) To the Pampas.
(c) To the nearby village.
(d) To Pedro's grandfather's home.

12. What is one instance when the weather around Pedro's home is sad?
(a) When hail destroys the crops.
(b) When it rains so long, homes are flooded.
(c) When it's so cold, it's difficult to be outside.
(d) When it's so dry there is dust on everything.

13. What is the general conclusion by the people about the Pampa?
(a) It is a beautiful home.
(b) It's not great, but it's home.
(c) It is a place of hardships.
(d) It is ugly, but home.

14. What does the mayordomo near Juan and Pedro know?
(a) Who will be a good employee.
(b) The entire goings on of the estancia and surrounding areas.
(c) How to hire the right men to work under him.
(d) The best crops to plant and when to plant them.

15. What is an estancia?
(a) A change from one type of crop to another.
(b) A break in the river flow.
(c) A bend in the river.
(d) A series of farms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a very rich land owner called?

2. Who often gets together to eat and talk?

3. Why does the mayordomo who lives near Juan and Pedro inspire awe?

4. Where does the land owner of a large group of farms often stay?

5. What does Juan tend to do when not working?

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