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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After trying to sell the pearl in Chapter 4, where does Kino hide it?

2. How far away is the capital from Kino's home?

3. How does Kino know that his pearl is valuable?

4. Why does Juan believe the bad wind to be good for Kino?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Name some of the things the other villagers say they would do if they had the great pearl.

3. Where does Kino want to go after he leaves Juan Tomas's house in Chapter 5?

4. Describe the place where Juana and Kino spend the day in Chapter 6 while they are on the run.

5. Why do Juana and Kino run in the wagon tracks?

6. What do the neighbors fear will happen to Kino after finding the giant pearl?

7. What is Kino's plan of attack if the trackers do not pass his family on the road?

8. What do Juan Tomas and Kino talk about on the way to sell the pearl?

9. What does Kino do when the dark figure attacks him on the path back home in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pearl is a powerful symbol to the village. Explain the irony of how the pearls bring great wealth to the Kings of Spain, yet cannot seem to help a meager fisherman named Kino. What does the pearl represent to all men in the novel in terms of wealth?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kino’s actions in the falling action and denouement of the novel.

How does Kino eventually solve the problem of the pearl? Where does the family live now that their house has been burned and their canoe destroyed? What repercussions does Kino suffer because he has a large pearl yet stabbed a man while defending himself?

Essay Topic 3

The town is described as a colonial animal. How does this metaphor affect the novel?

1.) Describe how news travels in the town.

2.) Describe how the town works together in certain situations. Does it seem that there is a division between Kino and his family versus the town and villagers? Explain.

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