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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. In "Pinecone," what is Neftali reading when his father summons him?
(a) Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon.
(b) Around the World in Eighty Days.
(c) Journey to the Center of the Earth.
(d) Five Weeks in a Balloon.

2. In "Wind," how many letters has Jose received about Neftali's tardiness?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What does Laurita drag with her when she comes to breakfast in "Forest"?
(a) Book.
(b) Stuffed animal.
(c) Rag doll.
(d) Blanket.

4. On the fourth afternoon when Uncle Orlando cannot get to his office, what does Mamadre make for dinner?
(a) Empanadas.
(b) Ensalada chilena.
(c) Chicken and vegetable pie.
(d) Potato turnovers.

5. What does Neftali see in a tree in "Tree" when he is exploring the forest?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Plover.
(c) Owl.
(d) Finch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times heavier than its own weight can a rhinoceros beetle carry?

2. In "Mud," who has been waylaid overnight in Temuco who stays for dinner with the Reyes family?

3. What does everyone have to drink when Mamadre reads to the children and her brother in "Mud"?

4. In "Pinecone," how long has it been since Neftali visited the forest with Father?

5. In "Pinecone," who is Neftali not able to answer when she greets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Tree," what bird does Neftali see in a large pine tree?

2. In "Tree," why do the workers laugh and Father get embarrassed when Neftali returns to the train after exploring in the forest?

3. How is the pinecone describe that Neftali finds in "Tree"?

4. In "Mud," what happens when Neftali tries to answer a question during dinner?

5. Where if Neftali and what is he doing at the beginning of "Rain"?

6. In "Pinecone," who is Bianca, and how does an encounter with her go for Neftali?

7. In "Rain," what does Neftali realize he should be doing as he looks out the window?

8. What does Neftali think and see when he hears the chucao bird in "Tree"?

9. Where does Neftali find himself swept to in his imagination when rain comes in through the window?

10. In "Rain," how does Neftali forget himself and see himself when Mamadre reads to him?

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