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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 does Neftali pretend to be in "Rain" when he thinks of the ocean?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A gaucho.
(c) Explorer.
(d) Captain of a ship.

2. What does Mamadre tell Neftali that his mother died from?
(a) Maleria.
(b) Lung disease.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Fever.

3. In "Pinecone," what is Neftali reading when his father summons him?
(a) Journey to the Center of the Earth.
(b) Around the World in Eighty Days.
(c) Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon.
(d) Five Weeks in a Balloon.

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

5. Whre does Neftali see his mitten from the school hallway window in "Wind"?
(a) In the sky.
(b) On the steps of the school.
(c) In a tree.
(d) On a bush.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Laurita drag with her when she comes to breakfast in "Forest"?

3. In "Forest," what is the cape made from that Father wears?

4. In "Pinecone," what does someone push through the hole in the fence for Neftali?

5. In "Mud," where does Uncle Orlando work when he cannot get to his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Pinecone," what does Neftali hear and how does he feel about the sound?

2. In "Tree," why do the workers laugh and Father get embarrassed when Neftali returns to the train after exploring in the forest?

3. In "Tree," what bird does Neftali see in a large pine tree?

4. What does Father say to Neftali in "Pinecone"?

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

6. In "Rain," how does Neftali forget himself and see himself when Mamadre reads to him?

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

8. In "Pinecone," who is Bianca, and how does an encounter with her go for Neftali?

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

10. In "Forest," what instructions does Rudolfo give Neftali to follow when he goes into the forest with their father?

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