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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. When Neftali meets his father in the salon in "Pinecone," what is the first thing his father calls him?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Brittle twig.
(c) Sickly.
(d) Skinny idiot.

2. How many times heavier than its own weight can a rhinoceros beetle carry?
(a) 50.
(b) 800.
(c) 25.
(d) 550.

3. What color does Laurita think the dog is that she sees in "Rain"?
(a) White and brown.
(b) Brown or black.
(c) White.
(d) Black and tan.

4. In "Wind," how old is Rodolfo?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. In "Pinecone," what does Neftali see that he compares to Bianca's skirt?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Bark strips.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of roof is on Neftali's house?

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

3. How long has Neftali been avoiding his father in "Pinecone"?

4. What type of hat does Neftali wear in "Wind"?

5. In "Mud," what does a worker say that he found on a luma tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Neftali been doing in "Pinecone" since the visit to the forest?

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

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

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

5. What conversation do Jose and Rudoflo have about Rudolfo's singing?

6. What bird lives in the forest and tells the future?

7. Why does Neftali listen to Rudolfo on the way to school in "Forest"?

8. In "Pinecone," what does Neftali hear and how does he feel about the sound?

9. In "Mud," what do Neftali and his family do when they are all restless?

10. What does Father say to Neftali in "Pinecone"?

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