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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Juana does when she gets out of bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Makes the bed.
(b) Get dressed.
(c) Checks on Coyotito.
(d) Lights a fire.

2. Where does Juana sit on the canoe as they paddle out in Chapter 2?
(a) She's not on the canoe.
(b) On the stern.
(c) In the middle.
(d) On the bow.

3. Which of these things do not happen to a child with an insect sting in Chapter 1?
(a) Swelling.
(b) Tightening Throat.
(c) Fever.
(d) Seizures.

4. Who visits Kino as Juana is making dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Juan and Apolonia.
(b) The priest again.
(c) Kino's parents.
(d) Two men; one is the doctor.

5. When the pearl is brought to town, it holds all the men's dreams and desires and what else?
(a) All their money.
(b) Only happiness.
(c) A bright light.
(d) A curious dark residue.

6. Why does Kino suddenly become afraid after talking about Coyotito's education in Chapter 3?
(a) The neighbors try to steal his pearl from him then.
(b) Juana starts screaming about the scorpion poison.
(c) A bad person enters his hut.
(d) He has never said so many words together in his life.

7. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

8. What is the thing of most value to Kino?
(a) His canoe.
(b) His carving stick.
(c) His snorkeling gear.
(d) His home.

9. What is Kino's wildest dream about the pearl?
(a) To own a Winchester rifle.
(b) To purchase a harpoon.
(c) To have another child.
(d) To buy a new canoe.

10. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?
(a) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.
(b) It lunges for his face.
(c) Coyotito reaches for it.
(d) The wind blows it into his bed.

11. What does the doctor gives Coyotito in Chapter 3?
(a) Eyedrops.
(b) A white powder in a capsule of gelatin.
(c) A small green pill.
(d) A liquid drink.

12. What is Kino's first promise spoken out loud when asked about the pearl?
(a) That he will buy a car.
(b) That he and Juana will be married.
(c) That he will buy Juana jewelry.
(d) That he will move.

13. What is the name of the wife in the story?
(a) Juno.
(b) Juana.
(c) June.
(d) Juna.

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

15. Where did Kino's grandfather bring the canoe from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Nayarit.
(c) Kenya.
(d) He made it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family eat every morning?

2. When does Kino sing the Song of the Undersea?

3. What is the town compared to in Chapter 3?

4. What does Kino see when he looks at the pearl in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the main character?

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