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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. How will the family get from the train to a boat in "River"?
2. In "Love," who is sick in Blanca and Valeria's family that require them to move?
3. In "Lagoon," what does Neftali believe injured the swan?
4. In "Fire," how long does it take Uncle Orlando to publish his first edition of the newspaper after the fire?
5. In "Passion," where is Rodolfo working?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Laurita not allowed to go with Neftali one day, and what happens in "Lagoon"?
2. What is the second thing that Neftali shows Laurita in "Fire"?
3. What does Neftali see when he looks at his uncle after the fire at the newspaper office?
4. In "Fire," what is the first thing that Neftali shows Laurita in the school yard?
5. How does Neftali get permission to work at Uncle Orlando's newspaper office?
6. What distrubing news does Neftali learn from a letter and how does he feel about the news in "Fire"?
7. What is Neftali's job when his uncle has a meeting at the newspaper office to discuss the Mapuche?
8. What does Neftali do after he gets Laurita back to the shore after their first encounter with the ocean?
9. At the beginning of "Lagoon," what nightmare does Neftali wake from every morning?
10. What does Guillermo want Neftali to do in "Love"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?
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
Onomatopoeia is a literary device that imitates sounds. How does the author use onomatopoeia in the book? Do the sounds reflect what characters are observing, feeling, or thinking better than simply saying how they feel?
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