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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. What did the author of Juan's most important post card forget?
(a) To include a return address.
(b) To say what date the card is written.
(c) To put Juan's last name on the land title.
(d) To put a stamp on it.

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

3. Where is this story set?
(a) Between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean.
(b) In Central America.
(c) In Brazil.
(d) In the plains of the Dakotas of the United States.

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

5. What is narrated in Chapter 7 concerning the gauchos?
(a) How they hunt.
(b) How they decide who will be their leader.
(c) A typical pastime.
(d) How they catch wild horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a very rich land owner called?

2. How does Chúcaro like being groomed?

3. What is one thing the mayordomo does?

4. What does the Pampa seem if looked at from an airplane?

5. How does Juan feel about the mayordomo who lives near Juan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the mayordomo inspire in most people, and how does Juan react to him?

2. Briefly describe Pedro.

3. How does Armando do on the first lasso attempt and what is the people's reaction?

4. Describe Juan's hut.

5. What is an estanciero and what does the estanciero do?

6. What does Mr. Pizetti point out to the group about the law?

7. When does Juan sing and how does he sound?

8. How does Chúcaro react to being left in the corral by Pedro and what reassures the horse?

9. What is happening around Juan as he is working?

10. What is Juan's relationship to Pedro?

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