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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kino use to open his oyster?
(a) The side of the canoe.
(b) A strong, short knife.
(c) Another oyster.
(d) A rock.

2. What animal greets Kino by the fire on the evening he found the pearl?
(a) A thin dog that he doesn't know.
(b) the same goat he saw that morning.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A large bird.

3. In Chapter 3, why does the doctor say he didn't see Kino this morning?
(a) He wasn't in his office.
(b) He wasn't feeling well.
(c) He was at an important meeting.
(d) He was in Paris.

4. What payment does Kino offer the doctor?
(a) Oysters.
(b) One tiny pearl.
(c) Eight misshapen pearls.
(d) His canoe.

5. What two animals roam the beach looking for food every morning?
(a) Hungry cats and dogs.
(b) Hungry cats and mice.
(c) Hungry goats and dogs.
(d) Hungry dogs and pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kino's wildest hope for Coyotito with the pearl?

2. Which of these things is described in Chapter 2 as being on the bottom of the sea?

3. What is Kino's canoe made from?

4. What is not something the doctor threatens will happen to Coyotito because of the insect sting?

5. How does the narrator describe Juana wearing her hair?

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