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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. in "Mud," what instrument does Uncle Orlando play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Bandola.
(c) Accordion.
(d) Banjo.

3. What is the name of the bird that Father says is in the forest and tells the future?
(a) Grebe.
(b) Teal.
(c) Chucao.
(d) Tinamou.

4. Where does Neftali live?
(a) Saavedra.
(b) Manzanal.
(c) Perquenco.
(d) Temuco.

5. In "Pinecone," how long has it been since Neftali visited the forest with Father?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Father send Neftali in "Pinecone"?

2. In "Pinecone," what does Neftali see that he compares to Bianca's skirt?

3. In "Mud," who has been waylaid overnight in Temuco who stays for dinner with the Reyes family?

4. When Neftali meets his father in the salon in "Pinecone," what is the first thing his father calls him?

5. From what opera does Rodolfo sing in "Mud"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Uncle Orlando, and why does he come to Neftali's house to work?

2. What happens when Mamadre and the others hear the train whistle in "Mud"?

3. In "Mud," what happens when Neftali tries to answer a question during dinner?

4. Where if Neftali and what is he doing at the beginning of "Rain"?

5. What happens after Neftali clears the mud and leaves from the hole in the fence next door in "Pinecone"?

6. In "Rain," what does Neftali realize he should be doing as he looks out the window?

7. In "Mud, what happens because it rains so long?

8. in "Wind," what instructions does Jose give Rudolfo about walking Neftali to school?

9. What has Neftali been doing in "Pinecone" since the visit to the forest?

10. Where does Neftali find himself swept to in his imagination when rain comes in through the window?

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