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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 "Passion," what will Uncle Orlando do after his newspaper office burns down?
(a) Work at the hardware store.
(b) Write.
(c) Find another type of job.
(d) Build a new office.

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

3. At the beginning of "River," what do Uncle Orlando and Rodolfo carry to the train?
(a) Boxes of food.
(b) Suitcases.
(c) Mattress.
(d) Blankets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Rodolfo been to the ocean in "River"?

2. In "Ocean," what color is the roof on the house that Father has rented?

3. In "Ocean," where does Neftali go after he and Laurita get out of the ocean?

4. In "Love," who is sick in Blanca and Valeria's family that require them to move?

5. How does Neftali find the swan in "Lagoon," when it is not in the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will the family travel to the ocean?

2. Why do Valeria and Blanca's family move, and what does Naftali give Blanca to remember him by?

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

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

5. In "Fire," what happens to Neftali's notebooks and writings?

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

7. In "Love," why does Blanca start giving Naftali quinces?

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

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

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

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