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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to carry the sound of evil in the night wind to Kino?
(a) The wolves howling.
(b) The crackle of the fire.
(c) The conch shell horns.
(d) The crickets and frogs.

2. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To New York City.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Italy.

3. What is referred to as the bulwark against starvation?
(a) The crops.
(b) The sea.
(c) The fish.
(d) Kino's canoe.

4. What do the other canoeists do when Kino reacts to his pearl in Chapter 2?
(a) Scream at him.
(b) Try to tip over his canoe.
(c) Start diving on his oysters.
(d) Paddle to him.

5. What does Kino do with the insect after it bites Coyotito?
(a) Nothing; he's too stunned.
(b) Beats it with a rock.
(c) Mashes it into a paste in his hands.
(d) Tries to pick it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kino's grandfather bring the canoe from?

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

3. What comes near Kino when he is watching the water on the first morning?

4. What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino's pearl?

5. What song roars in Kino's ears after the sting?

(see the answer key)

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