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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather at the beginning of "Passion"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Partly cloudy.
(c) Partly sunny.
(d) Sunny.

2. What does Guillermo want Neftali to do in "Love"?
(a) Write a paper.
(b) Write an excuse for his absence from school.
(c) Write letters to a girl.
(d) Do his homework.

3. Where does Neftali want to bury the swan?
(a) In the grass.
(b) In the poppies.
(c) By the lagoon.
(d) On a hill.

4. How does Neftali say goodbye to the Mapuche boy he befriends in "River"?
(a) Yells goodbye.
(b) Shakes hands.
(c) Waves.
(d) Hug.

5. When does Father say Neftali should be back at the rental house by in "Ocean"?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) Before sundown.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) 4 p.m.

6. What pen name does Naftali choose for his writing?
(a) Javier Serrano.
(b) Mateo Navarro.
(c) Pablo Neruda.
(d) Lorenzo Dominguez.

7. Where does Neftali write words before they leave the summerhouse?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Fence posts. bleached driftwood, and old boats.
(c) Sand.
(d) Cottage, summerhouse, and sand.

8. What shape stone does Laurita find during their first time on the beach in "Ocean"?
(a) Dog.
(b) Calico cat.
(c) Circle.
(d) Star.

9. What color is the cottage that Augusto allows Neftali to use to read on the porch in "Lagoon"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Cream.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

10. In "Passion," what does the family have for dessert the night that Neftali is given permission to work for Uncle Orlando?
(a) Tres leche cake.
(b) Brazo de Reina.
(c) Chirimoya alegre.
(d) Alfajores.

11. What does Mamadre wrap the swan in?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Shawl.
(c) Cape.
(d) Rags.

12. In "Passion," what will Uncle Orlando do after his newspaper office burns down?
(a) Find another type of job.
(b) Work at the hardware store.
(c) Write.
(d) Build a new office.

13. In "Fire," what poets does Neftali mention who campion free speech?
(a) Pablo de Rokha and Jaime Quezada.
(b) Rojas and Gonzalez Vera.
(c) Enrique Lihn and Jorge Tellier.
(d) Vicente Hiidobro and Gabriela Mistral.

14. How does Neftali find the swan in "Lagoon," when it is not in the water?
(a) Follows bent grasses.
(b) Walks a trail.
(c) Listens for the sound of the swan.
(d) Follows a trail of blood.

15. In "Passion," how old was Neftali the only time he ever saw the chucao bird?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lagoon," where does Neftali hide bloody clothes?

2. What does Mamadre hold as she stands on the shore and sees Laurita go under the water in "Ocean"?

3. Who taught Neftali to swim?

4. in "River," what color hair does the Mapuche boy have that Neftali communicates with on the boat in "River"?

5. In "Lagoon," what does Neftali believe injured the swan?

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