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

2. What is the only thing that Uncle Orlando Orlando saves from the fire of the newspaper office in "Passion"?
(a) Printing press.
(b) Printer's drawer.
(c) Paper.
(d) Money drawer.

3. In "Lagoon," how long do Neftali and Laurita care for the swan?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 8 days.

4. In "Passion," what bird does Neftali imagine is in his room?
(a) Chucao.
(b) Swan.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Teal.

5. In "Lagoon," where does Neftali hide bloody clothes?
(a) Under a rock.
(b) Bush.
(c) In tall grass.
(d) Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fire," what is the subject of Neftali's article that is published in a student magazine?

2. In "Ocean," what does Neftali think he hears his father doing as he unloads their household goods?

3. Where did Neftali learn to swim?

4. Who taught Neftali to swim?

5. What picture book does the librarian give Neftali to read in "Lagoon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second thing that Neftali shows Laurita in "Fire"?

2. What is Neftali's job when his uncle has a meeting at the newspaper office to discuss the Mapuche?

3. How will the family travel to the ocean?

4. How does the family seem different to Neftali as they walk to the beach in "Ocean"?

5. What does Guillermo want Neftali to do in "Love"?

6. What will Uncle Orlando do after his newspaper office burns?

7. Why is Uncle Orlando not able to go with the family to the ocean?

8. In "Ocean," who does Neftali make friends with on the boat?

9. Why is Rodolfo not going with the family to the ocean?

10. What does Neftali tell the swans about staying in the shadows of the bank in "Lagoon"?

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