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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) Another oyster.
(c) A rock.
(d) A strong, short knife.

2. What color does the narrator describe the beach sand as being in Chapter 2?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Tan.
(d) Black.

3. According to Chapter 3, who will punish Kino for rebelling against the way things are?
(a) The judge.
(b) The town police.
(c) God.
(d) Juana.

4. What does Juana say to herself after Coyotito is stung?
(a) She says nothing at all.
(b) "Hail Mary."
(c) "Song of Evil."
(d) She screams.

5. What is not mentioned as something near the coast of the beach?
(a) Lobsters.
(b) Brown algae.
(c) Puffer fish.
(d) Crabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he holds the pearl in his hand in Chapter 3, which two songs merge together in Kino's head?

2. What is referred to as the bulwark against starvation?

3. What stings Coyotito?

4. What is the name of the wife in the story?

5. What is Kino's house crowded with after the pearl's discovery?

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