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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in front of every pearl buyer at the market?
(a) A little black velvet tray.
(b) Black stones.
(c) A piece of smooth wood.
(d) A money purse.

2. 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.

3. Why does Juan believe the bad wind to be good for Kino?
(a) It will cover his tracks.
(b) It will blow him towards a good destination.
(c) It will blow the evil from him.
(d) It will protect him from too much heat.

4. In Chapter 5, what awakens Kino the first evening he is on the run?
(a) Coyotito screaming.
(b) A sea full screaming.
(c) Neighbors throwing rocks.
(d) Juana removing the pearl from its hiding spot.

5. When does Kino sing the Song of the Undersea?
(a) When he opens up the oysters after his dive.
(b) When he paddles out to the oyster bed.
(c) When he wakes up in the morning.
(d) While diving for oysters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part looks blue to the doctor on Coyotito in Chapter 3?

2. What surprising thing does Juana do after Coyotito is stung?

3. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?

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

5. What do Kino and Juana do when they walk back into town at the end of the novel?

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