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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color is the cottage that Augusto allows Neftali to use to read on the porch in "Lagoon"?
2. In "Lagoon," what birds does Neftali see behind the cottage Augusto lets him use?
3. What lake does Neftali think they might be able to take the swan to when he gets better?
4. In "Ocean," what does Neftali think he hears his father doing as he unloads their household goods?
5. In "River," what type of boat does the family take to get to the ocean?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Neftali get permission to work at Uncle Orlando's newspaper office?
2. What is the second thing that Neftali shows Laurita in "Fire"?
3. What type of jobs does Neftali do for his uncle when he works at the newspaper office?
4. What does Neftali see when he looks at his uncle after the fire at the newspaper office?
5. Why is Rodolfo not going with the family to the ocean?
6. At the beginning of "Lagoon," what nightmare does Neftali wake from every morning?
7. In "River," what do Neftali and Laurita watch Father, Rodolfo, and Uncle Orlando load for their trip and why?
8. Why is Uncle Orlando not able to go with the family to the ocean?
9. What does Neftali tell the swans about staying in the shadows of the bank in "Lagoon"?
10. What does Guillermo want Neftali to do in "Love"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Father is very authoritarian. How does Father run his household? How does he treat his children? Is the relationship he has with his children abusive?
Essay Topic 2
Guillermo forces Neftali to write romantic letters to Blanca. What do the letters communicate about the relationship between Neftali and Blanca?
Essay Topic 3
Father calls Neftali absentminded in “Mud.” Why does Father call Neftali absentminded? What does Neftali think it means to be absentminded? Why is Neftali confused when his father calls him absentminded?
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