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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lake does Neftali think they might be able to take the swan to when he gets better?
(a) Lake Gris.
(b) Lake Budi.
(c) Lake Neltume.
(d) Lake Caburgua.

2. Why time does the family leave in "River"?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Middle of the night.

3. What does Neftali find in the back of the cottage to play in in"Lagoon"?
(a) Old shed.
(b) Old rowboat.
(c) Cave.
(d) Hill.

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

5. In "Fire," what is the subject of Neftali's article that is published in a student magazine?
(a) Free speech.
(b) Education.
(c) Equal rights.
(d) Mapuche.

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

7. What does Neftali write in the sand during his first time on the beach in "Ocean"?
(a) Bird names.
(b) Names.
(c) Names of food.
(d) Animal names.

8. What has Father decided that Neftali will not study because of his math grades in "Fire"?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Science.
(d) Medicine.

9. When Father forces Neftali and Laurita into the ocean in "Ocean," what does Mamadre pretend to do?
(a) Watch birds.
(b) Unpack lunch.
(c) Read.
(d) Watch the sky.

10. In "Ocean," what color is the roof on the house that Father has rented?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

11. In "Ocean," what are the first two things that Neftali finds?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Sand dollar.
(c) Starfish.
(d) Mollusk shell and a bird skeleton.

12. What poet is arrested and taken to prison where he dies in "Fire"?
(a) Pablo de Rokha.
(b) Vera.
(c) Rojas.
(d) Jaime Quezada.

13. Who wrote the letters that Neftali finds in Mamadre's trunk in "Love"?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Enrique.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Rueben.

14. In "Love," how old is Neftali?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Uncle Orlando Orlando saves from the fire of the newspaper office in "Passion"?

2. What does Mamadre wrap the swan in?

3. Besides swans, what birds can Neftali hear in "Lagoon"?

4. In "Lagoon," how long does Neftali wake from the same nightmare?

5. From where can Neftali and Laurita see the ocean in "Ocean"?

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