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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is located near the town where Kino's family lives?
(a) An estuary.
(b) A river.
(c) A large oak tree.
(d) Quicksand.

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

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

5. What does Juana pray for before they go out searching for pearls that morning in Chapter 2?
(a) That the doctor will come back to save Coyotito.
(b) That the priest will bless Coyotito.
(c) That Coyotito will miraculously recover on his own.
(d) To find a pearl that will save Coyotito.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Other than the neighbors, who is the first visitor to Kino and Juana in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the main character?

5. What seems to carry the sound of evil in the night wind to Kino?

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