DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION

READING CONTROL: "The YEAR OF THE WHALE" (MARCO A. OF THE VINE )

Name: Course:

Date: Ideal score: 52pts. Score obtained:

YO. Single selection: Read each question carefully. Mark the alternative that you consider correct.
(Total 20 points)

1.- Ismael falls madly in love with:

a) Claudia
b) Maria
c) Daniela

2.- Damián, his best friend, betrays him because:

a) he liked the same girl
b) he likes to make jokes
c) he invites him to play soccer and they left him on the bench

3.- What was the name of the Protagonist's soccer team?

a)The three little pigs.
b) The Nb Nostromo
c) PSV Nostromo

4.- Who Ismael asks for advice to win over the girl he liked
a) Claudia
b) to uncle Juan
c) his grandmother

5.-What did the main character (Ismael) like to do in his free time?
a) Play in his rock band and play ball
b) Play soccer and read comics
c)Read comics and play in his rock band

6.- From what book was the title of this novel taken?
a) The man-eating whale
b) The blue whale
c) Moby Dick a white whale

7.- Who of the following characters writes so as not to feel a storm inside their head?
to Juan
b) Ishmael
c) Damian

8.- How old was Ismael when his parents separated?

a)15
b)13
c)18

9.- What was the cabal in soccer games?

a) Sing out loud the “green, I love you green…”
b) Do not wash the team shirt
c) Score a goal after 5 minutes

10.- What did Ismael feel when he saw his best friend kissing the young woman he liked?
a) He felt very sad, and drank all night until he got drunk
b) He fled the place, and cried in his home during the night
c) He got into a fight with his friend

II. True or false: At the beginning of each statement, write a V on the line if you consider that
what it says is true or an F if you consider that what it says is false. You must justify the false
ones on the line below the statement, otherwise your answer will be considered incorrect. (2
points each. Total 16 points)

1. _____ Ismael had his first disappointment in love after a year of

relationship................................................... .................................................. .................................................. ..............
.................................... ...

2. ______ Damiá n's mother dies of a heart

attack................................................ .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
......

3. ______ Ismael and Damiá n's rock group was called Moby
Dick................................................... .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
....................

4. ______ The ba,be,bu were part of the rock

band................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...............................
...................

5. ______ Anahí was Damiá n's

girlfriend ........................................... .................................................. .................................................. ...........................
.......................

6. ______ Ismael is a young man who lives the experience of having separated
parents................................................... .................................................. .................................................. ........................
..........

7. ______ The first friend Ismael made is called

Ramó n............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .............................
.......

8. ______ Ismael's sister's name is

Josefina ........................................... .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
.................... .
III. Development: Answer the following questions about reading. Use clear handwriting and
good spelling. Remember that the answers must be precise and complete, that is, they must
reflect the reading you did about the text. (4 points each, total 16 points)

1. What does it mean to be a lobotomized person according to the main narrator? Who belongs
to this category according to Ismael?

2. What values are appreciated throughout this novel? Mention at least two

3.Why does Ishmael call his year "The Year of the Whale"?

4.- What was Ismael's father's final relationship with him like?