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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the water in Chapter 2 as Kino is diving?
(a) Grey-green.
(b) Pale blue.
(c) Bright green.
(d) Dark blue.

3. How does the narrator describe Juana wearing her hair?
(a) In a ponytail.
(b) In a bun.
(c) Cut short.
(d) In braids.

4. What has brought the King of Spain to higher power?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls from oysters.
(c) Money.
(d) The gold.

5. Who knows all the sins of the town?
(a) The monks.
(b) The trackers.
(c) The beggars.
(d) The doctor.

6. In addition to the bow and stern, what else is on Kino's canoe?
(a) A sail.
(b) A net.
(c) A hole to hold the oysters.
(d) A mast for a lantern.

7. In Chapter 3, what does the town say that Kino has found?
(a) A huge fish.
(b) A large pearl.
(c) The Pearl of the World.
(d) Money.

8. What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino's pearl?
(a) "He stole it!"
(b) "He is a patient of mine."
(c) "I will visit him later today."
(d) "He tried to rob me."

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

10. After Kino dives in the water in Chapter 2, what song plays in his head?
(a) Song of the Pearl that Might Be.
(b) Song of Hope.
(c) Song of Diving.
(d) Song of the Sea.

11. How does the priest treat Kino and his family in Chapter 3?
(a) Like children.
(b) Like slaves.
(c) Like mute people.
(d) Like thieves.

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

13. How big is Kino's great pearl?
(a) The size of a fish.
(b) The size of a seagull's egg.
(c) The size of Coyotito's head.
(d) The size of a crab.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?

4. What does Kino do with the insect after it bites Coyotito?

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

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