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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To Rome.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To New York City.

4. What is the baby's name?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Coyo.
(c) Little Kino.
(d) Coyotito.

5. What does the family eat every morning?
(a) Toast.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Corncakes.
(d) Rice.

6. How long can Kino stay under the water?
(a) 30 seconds.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Over two minutes.
(d) One minute.

7. Other than the neighbors, who is the first visitor to Kino and Juana in Chapter 3?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The Priest.
(c) Juana's mother.
(d) The doctor.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. What do the villagers not trust to show them clear lines and boundaries?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Their minds.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their imagination.

14. What color is Kino's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) He's bald.

15. What action does Juana perform on Coyotito after he is stung?
(a) Sucks the puncture wound.
(b) Puts a mixed concoction on the area.
(c) Rubs the puncture wound with her hand.
(d) Slaps his wound area.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Juana get upset when she takes the poultice off Coyotito in Chapter 2?

3. Where does Juana sit on the canoe as they paddle out in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is the thing of highest value for Kino and his family?

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