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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Mud," what does a worker say that he found on a luma tree?
(a) Dragonfly.
(b) Moth.
(c) Beetle.
(d) Grasshopper.

2. In "Mud," how long does it rain?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. What does Neftali notice on the ground after the teacher rings the bell for classes in "Wind"?
(a) Beetle.
(b) Chinch bug.
(c) Weevil.
(d) Cutworm.

4. What does Neftali notice about Rodolfo at school in "Forest"?
(a) He is cradling his arm.
(b) He is limping.
(c) He has a but on the back of his neck.
(d) He has a sore on his arm.

5. What does Neftali see in a tree in "Tree" when he is exploring the forest?
(a) Finch.
(b) Plover.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Owl.

6. What does Neftali give back when someone pushes a toy through the hole in the fence in "Pinecone"?
(a) Book.
(b) Ball.
(c) Pinecone.
(d) Candy.

7. What is the name of Uncle Orlando's newspaper?
(a) La Segunda.
(b) El Mercurio.
(c) La Manana.
(d) La Cuarta.

8. Where does Neftali imagine that his numbers disappear in "Rain"?
(a) Down the drain.
(b) Through the window crack.
(c) Into the sky.
(d) Into the garden.

9. What is the name of the indigenous people who live in Araucania?
(a) Mapuche.
(b) Aymara.
(c) Quechua.
(d) Atacameno.

10. When Neftali meets his father in the salon in "Pinecone," what is the first thing his father calls him?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Brittle twig.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Skinny idiot.

11. In "Mud," where does Uncle Orlando work when he cannot get to his office?
(a) Neftali's kitchen table.
(b) Library.
(c) His house.
(d) School.

12. What is Neftali wearing when he sits up front with father on the train in "Forest"?
(a) Oilskin jacket and hat.
(b) Wool sweater.
(c) Cotton jacket.
(d) Wool jacket.

13. What type of building did the school where Rudolfo and Neftali attend used to be?
(a) Church.
(b) Old mansion.
(c) Library.
(d) Store.

14. What is the only thing that Neftali keeps after he empties his pockets when he returns to the train in "Tree"?
(a) Pinecone.
(b) Leaf.
(c) Fox's tail.
(d) Bird's egg.

15. In "Pinecone," when Neftali meets his father in the salon, what is the second thing that his father calls him?
(a) Dunce.
(b) Lamebrain.
(c) Numskull.
(d) Scatterbrain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Forest," what does Mamadre give Neftali to eat on the train?

2. Where does Neftali dream that he and his pinecone travel in "Tree"?

3. What color cape is Father wearing when he first sees Neftali the morning they are to go on the train?

4. In "Tree," what does Neftali pick up and carry back after he hears Father's whistle?

5. When Neftali cannot tell which side the call of the Chucao bird comes from in "Tree," what does he take off and put on?

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