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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. How does Juana keep Coyotito quiet during the day in Chapter 5?
(a) She smothers him.
(b) She constantly feeds him.
(c) She stuffs dirt in his mouth.
(d) She mutters ancient sayings over him.

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

3. Who does Kino say attacked him in Chapter 5?
(a) The dark ones.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The other neighbors.
(d) The dogs.

4. What does Juana do to protect herself from the evil night air?
(a) She does an ancient dance.
(b) She covers one side of her nose with her shawl.
(c) She sings an ancient ritual song.
(d) She drinks an ancient potion.

5. What does Juana grab to help protect Kino against the attack after Juan leaves?
(a) A large stick.
(b) Her shoe.
(c) A sharp knife.
(d) A stone from the fire hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kino still keep the pearl despite all that happens in Chapter 5?

2. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?

3. How long will Juan hide Kino and Juana in Chapter 5?

4. What does Juan Tomas do when he sees Kino and Juana on the run?

5. Where do Kino and Juana avoid as they walk out of town in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Coyotito get shot?

2. After the attack in the dark in Chapter 5, Kino believes the pearl is gone, but who finds it?

3. Name some of the theories Juan Tomas gives the neighbors to divert suspicion as to what happened to Kino and his family in Chapter 5.

4. When Kino says, "I am a man" to Juana, what does that mean to her?

5. The place where Kino and his family find water in Chapter 6 is a place of life because it where all animals gather; it is also a place of killing. There is not much water at the spot.

6. Why does Juana try to destroy the pearl after their failed attempt at selling it?

7. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

8. Where does Kino tell Apolonia that he is not dead?

9. What motivation do the pearl buyers have to purchase the great pearl at a low price?

10. What happened before when the pearl buyers got together and tried to have a pearl representative take their goods to the capital?

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