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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 "Ocean," what does Neftali think he hears his father doing as he unloads their household goods?
2. When Father forces Neftali and Laurita into the ocean in "Ocean," what does Mamadre pretend to do?
3. In "Fire," what birds does Laurita think they see when she and Neftali are discussing the article he has published in a student magazine?
4. What is the only thing that Uncle Orlando Orlando saves from the fire of the newspaper office in "Passion"?
5. What does Neftali find in the back of the cottage to play in in"Lagoon"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the second thing that Neftali shows Laurita in "Fire"?
2. What does Neftali do after he gets Laurita back to the shore after their first encounter with the ocean?
3. In "Love," why does Blanca start giving Naftali quinces?
4. What does Guillermo want Neftali to do in "Love"?
5. What does Neftali see as they travel on the train in "Ocean"?
6. In "Lagoon," what does Neftali find behind the cottage that Augusto allows him to use?
7. In "Fire," what happens to Neftali's notebooks and writings?
8. In "Fire," what does Neftali decide to do when he has a poem that is scheduled to appear in Claridad and in a Santiago newspaper?
9. How will the family travel to the ocean?
10. What is Neftali's job when his uncle has a meeting at the newspaper office to discuss the Mapuche?
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
Neftali goes to the forest on the train with his father and his workers. How does Neftali feel about the trip? How does he feel about his explorations in the forest? Why does his joy turn to shame?
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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