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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the pearl is brought to town, it holds all the men's dreams and desires and what else?
(a) A bright light.
(b) All their money.
(c) A curious dark residue.
(d) Only happiness.

2. What body part looks blue to the doctor on Coyotito in Chapter 3?
(a) His skin.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) The puncture would.
(d) His eyelid.

3. How many children does Juana have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. What did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Bad fruit.
(d) Bad seafood.

5. How does the narrator describe Juana wearing her hair?
(a) Cut short.
(b) In braids.
(c) In a ponytail.
(d) In a bun.

6. When does Kino sing the Song of the Undersea?
(a) When he paddles out to the oyster bed.
(b) When he opens up the oysters after his dive.
(c) While diving for oysters.
(d) When he wakes up in the morning.

7. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

8. What is Kino's wildest dream about the pearl?
(a) To own a Winchester rifle.
(b) To have another child.
(c) To buy a new canoe.
(d) To purchase a harpoon.

9. Which of these things is described in Chapter 2 as being on the bottom of the sea?
(a) Sea horses.
(b) Moray eels.
(c) Eel grass.
(d) Spotted botete.

10. What do the beggars do when they hear about Kino's pearl?
(a) They run to his house.
(b) They are scared.
(c) They giggle.
(d) They argue with each other.

11. What do the villagers not trust to show them clear lines and boundaries?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Their minds.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their imagination.

12. In Chapter 2, what two things does Kino tie his two ropes to?
(a) The boat and a heavy stone.
(b) A heavy stone and a basket.
(c) A basket and the boat.
(d) The boat and a bunch of oysters.

13. Who paddles Kino's canoe in Chapter 2?
(a) Kino and Juna Tomas.
(b) Kino and Juana.
(c) Kino.
(d) Kino and his neighbors.

14. Why does Juana get upset when she takes the poultice off Coyotito in Chapter 2?
(a) The poultice has changed colors.
(b) His body is now blue.
(c) The poison has receded from his body.
(d) The poultice has infected his body.

15. What does Kino imagine that Coyotito will wear after he buys new clothes?
(a) A blue sailor suit from the United States.
(b) A large brown hat to shade his face.
(c) A button-down shirt for school.
(d) Bright socks with no holes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What payment does Kino offer the doctor?

2. What does Juana say when she sees the large oyster in Kino's hand in Chapter 2?

3. Which of these things do not happen to a child with an insect sting in Chapter 1?

4. What is located near the town where Kino's family lives?

5. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?

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