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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 "Fire," what birds does Laurita think they see when she and Neftali are discussing the article he has published in a student magazine?
(a) Quail or pheasants.
(b) Teal or pochards.
(c) Ibis or spoonbills.
(d) Geese or ducks.

2. 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) Alfajores.
(c) Chirimoya alegre.
(d) Brazo de Reina.

3. Where is Neftali to distribute the student magazine where his article is published in "Fire"?
(a) Valdivia.
(b) Concepcion.
(c) Temuco.
(d) Santiago.

4. In "River," what instrument does a Mapuche boy play?
(a) Spoons.
(b) Characas.
(c) Jeew's harp.
(d) Harmonica.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Neftali say goodbye to the Mapuche boy he befriends in "River"?

2. In "River," where is Rodolfo working?

3. In "River," what is Uncle Orlando's newspaper sponsoring?

4. Where did Neftali learn to swim?

5. In "Love," who does Neftali think about while he writes a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Laurita not allowed to go with Neftali one day, and what happens in "Lagoon"?

2. What type of jobs does Neftali do for his uncle when he works at the newspaper office?

3. What does Neftali do after he gets Laurita back to the shore after their first encounter with the ocean?

4. How does Neftali get permission to work at Uncle Orlando's newspaper office?

5. How does the librarian, Augusto, help Neftali find a place to read in "Lagoon"?

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

7. What does Neftali see when he looks at his uncle after the fire at the newspaper office?

8. At the beginning of "Lagoon," what nightmare does Neftali wake from every morning?

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

10. In "Lagoon," what do Father and Mamadre say about Neftali on their last day in Puerto Saavedra?

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