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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. In "Passion," where is Rodolfo working?
2. Who tells Father about Neftali's article in a student magazine in "Fire"?
3. In "Ocean," what does Laurita find that Neftali immediately makes her put down so she does not get hurt?
4. When Father forces Neftali and Laurita into the ocean in "Ocean," what does Mamadre pretend to do?
5. In "Lagoon," where does Neftali hide bloody clothes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Neftali's job when his uncle has a meeting at the newspaper office to discuss the Mapuche?
2. In "Lagoon," what does Neftali find behind the cottage that Augusto allows him to use?
3. Why do Valeria and Blanca's family move, and what does Naftali give Blanca to remember him by?
4. What does Neftali tell the swans about staying in the shadows of the bank in "Lagoon"?
5. In "Love," why does Blanca start giving Naftali quinces?
6. How does the family seem different to Neftali as they walk to the beach in "Ocean"?
7. What does Neftali see as they travel on the train in "Ocean"?
8. In "Fire," what happens to Neftali's notebooks and writings?
9. What happens to the swans?
10. How does Neftali get permission to work at Uncle Orlando's newspaper office?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Guillermo forces Neftali to write romantic letters to Blanca. What do the letters communicate about the relationship between Neftali and Blanca?
Essay Topic 2
Stanzas of a poem called I Am Poetry are found at the beginning of the novel and on pages 76, 137, and 238. What does the poem communicate about poetry? What does it reveal about the writing that Neftali does?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?
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