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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the priest leaves Kino's house in Chapter 3, what is Kino's reaction?
(a) He gives the pearl to Coyotito to play with.
(b) He tells Juana that they are moving.
(c) He drops the pearl by accident.
(d) He glances at his remaining neighbors suspiciously.

2. What is Kino's wildest hope for Coyotito with the pearl?
(a) That he will become a doctor.
(b) That he will own a canoe as well.
(c) That he will go to school.
(d) That he will have a rifle too.

3. What happened when the pearl buyers gave a fisherman a price that was too low?
(a) He went to the next town and got a better price.
(b) He smashed his pearls to bits.
(c) He gave his pearls to the church.
(d) He killed one of the pearl buyers.

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

5. As Kino is preparing to leave in Chapter 5, Where does Juan tell Kino to avoid?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The capital.
(c) The shore.
(d) The town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

2. When the pearl is brought to town, it holds all the men's dreams and desires and what else?

3. What action does Juana perform on Coyotito after he is stung?

4. What does Kino do when he sees the pearl in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 5, what awakens Kino the first evening he is on the run?

(see the answer key)

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