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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?
(a) Fifty pesos.
(b) Fifteen hundred pesos.
(c) Two million pesos.
(d) Two dollars.

2. Where do Kino and Juana watch their house being destroyed in Chapter 5?
(a) From the cracks in Juan's home.
(b) From the mountain cliffs.
(c) From the beach coast.
(d) From the street.

3. What is in front of every pearl buyer at the market?
(a) A little black velvet tray.
(b) Black stones.
(c) A money purse.
(d) A piece of smooth wood.

4. How many pearl buyers are there for Kino?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

5. What is the lowest amount of money offered to Kino for the pearl?
(a) 15 pesos.
(b) Ten pesos.
(c) 500 pesos.
(d) Two pesos.

6. How old is Kino's tribe?
(a) 400-years old.
(b) 800-years old.
(c) Two decades old.
(d) 1,000-years old.

7. Why does the watcher shoot his rifle?
(a) He sees Coyotito.
(b) He wants to silence the coyote cry.
(c) He is going after Kino.
(d) He wants to make sure it works.

8. How long is the knife Juan hands to Kino in Chapter 5?
(a) Five inches.
(b) Two inches.
(c) Ten inches.
(d) Eighteen inches.

9. Kino tells Juana that if he gives up the pearl, he will also lose what?
(a) His happiness.
(b) His livelihood.
(c) his soul.
(d) His son's chance to go to school.

10. In Chapter 5, why can Kino not leave via his canoe?
(a) He doesn't want to risk getting lost in the sea.
(b) Someone has lit a fire on it.
(c) There is a huge hole in it.
(d) Someone has stolen it.

11. After Kino grabs the pearl from Juana in Chapter 5, what does he do?
(a) He hugs her.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He hits her in the face and kicks her in the side.
(d) He buries the pearl in the sand.

12. How far away is the capital from Kino's home?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) More than 1,000 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 2,000 miles.

13. Which one of these things was not borrowed by Juan for Kino?
(a) A block of salt.
(b) A bag of red beans and rice.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A long knife.

14. Which song does Kino not sing in his head throughout the novel?
(a) Song of the Hopeful.
(b) Song of the Family.
(c) Song of the Pearl that Might Be.
(d) Song of Evil.

15. Who does Kino find in Chapter 5 to help save him and Juana?
(a) The doctor.
(b) The priest.
(c) A pearl buyer.
(d) Apolonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Juan tell Kino to do with the pearl?

2. What does the welcoming pearl buyer put by his desk in Chapter 4?

3. What do the fisherman do on the morning of Kino's pearl sale?

4. What does Juana grab to help protect Kino against the attack after Juan leaves?

5. What animal are the trackers using to track Kino and his family in Chapter 6?

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