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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kino still keep the pearl despite all that happens in Chapter 5?
(a) He feels it will save him.
(b) He wants to keep it from the neighbors.
(c) He feels it is his misfortune and must bear it.
(d) He wants to sell it.

2. How does Juana react to Kino's wildest dream about the pearl?
(a) She gets up and walks out.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She shakes her head at him.
(d) Her eyes widen at his courage.

3. Why does Juan believe the bad wind to be good for Kino?
(a) It will protect him from too much heat.
(b) It will blow him towards a good destination.
(c) It will blow the evil from him.
(d) It will cover his tracks.

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

5. What is Kino's house crowded with after the pearl's discovery?
(a) Brown seaweed.
(b) doctors.
(c) Oyster shells.
(d) Neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the priest leaves Kino's house in Chapter 3, what is Kino's reaction?

2. What is the town compared to in Chapter 3?

3. What is Kino's wildest dream about the pearl?

4. Which one of these things does Kino not put in his canoe in Chapter 2?

5. What does Juana do to protect herself from the evil night air?

(see the answer key)

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