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WorksheetsA Place for Wild Things
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Why is Alejandro's mother hesitant about selling the estancia?
She wanted to maintain it in the gaucho tradition and keep it in the family.
She wanted to wait until a more profitable offer came through.
She wasn't sure which city she and Alejandro should move to.
She was hoping to sell it to Martin after he saved enough money to buy it.
What is Alejandro's main problem in the story?
He must convince his mother to move to the city to follow his dreams.
He must learn the ways of the gaucho before he heads back to school.
He must come up with a solution to save the estancia from being sold.
He must learn to get along without his father, who died two years ago.
How does Alejandro's mother, Melissa, feel about the idea of selling the estancia?
Conflicted
Supportive
Neutral
Excited
Which word best describes Alejandro?
Destructive
Funny
Impulsive
Caring
What is a gaucho?
A mammal from South America with a long neck and soft brown fur
A South American plant with six-petaled flowers
A cowboy of the South American grassy plains
A field with grass and other lower plants on which animals gaze
Which of the following is established during the introduction of the story?
Alejandro saddled horses, herded sheep, fixed fences, and hauled feed.
Señora Ortega received an offer.
Mr. Somerset was due to return.
Martín set an animal free that was caught in a fence.
What would be the benefit of not having fences on the estancia?
There would be fewer predators trying to get into the estancia.
There would be wildlife to catch and sell.
There would be more land for the animals to graze on.
There would be fewer pumas since the sheep would scare them away.
What conclusion does Alejandro draw after his encounter with the puma?
They must tear down the fences of the estancia.
They must buy more sheep to increase their flock.
They must scare off the pumas so the sheep can roam free.
They must move to the city and start a new life.
Which of the following is part of the rising action of the story?
Alejandro races back to the estancia to tell his mother his new idea to save the estancia.
Martín asks Alejandro to save a sheep that has wandered away outside of the fence.
Alejandro discovers that his mother has been offered money to sell the estancia.
Alejandro watches Martín saves a guanaco that has been trapped in the fence.
Which of the following means the process by which land onces was able to produce a lot of vegetation becomes a desert?
acidification
oversimplification
disqualification
desertification
