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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Juan and Pedro headed?
(a) Iguaçu Falls.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Juan's older sister's house.
(d) Pedro's aunt and uncle's house.

2. What have none of the people seen in their lifetime?
(a) A pink horse.
(b) So many people at the corral at one time.
(c) Someone challenging the mayordomo's decision.
(d) Someone challenging the Patron's decision.

3. What is Juan making for Pedro?
(a) A flint and striker.
(b) A bola small enough for him to handle.
(c) A straw sun hat.
(d) A bow and arrow.

4. How does Juan think the weather will change?
(a) It might rain.
(b) He does not think it will change.
(c) It might clear up.
(d) It might get unseasonably hot.

5. Who wakes the person sleeping outside the mayordomo's office?
(a) The secretary.
(b) Aramando.
(c) Juan.
(d) The mayordomo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say there is no such thing as a typical one?

2. What are some adjectives the narrator uses to describe a estanciero/patrón?

3. Who has three strips of cowhide fitted into a Y shape?

4. What are the young boys cheering?

5. What happens when a gaucho throws the thing Juan is making?

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