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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the welcoming pearl buyer put by his desk in Chapter 4?
(a) A silver pen.
(b) A wad of money.
(c) A scarlet hibiscus flower.
(d) A small knife.

2. How old is Kino's tribe?
(a) 1,000-years old.
(b) 400-years old.
(c) 800-years old.
(d) Two decades old.

3. What makes the watcher stop to listen to the night sounds in Chapter 6?
(a) Coyotito's cries.
(b) A woman screams.
(c) A bird screaming.
(d) A cricket chirps loudly.

4. To what does Kino compare himself in Chapter 5, after losing his house?
(a) Poverty itself.
(b) A pain.
(c) A fire.
(d) Leprosy.

5. Who does Kino find in Chapter 5 to help save him and Juana?
(a) A pearl buyer.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Apolonia.
(d) The priest.

6. What do Kino and Juan Tomas fear, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Disease.
(d) Poverty.

7. What time of day do the trackers reach the pool near Kino's family?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Late Evening.

8. What does Juana grab to help protect Kino against the attack after Juan leaves?
(a) Her shoe.
(b) A stone from the fire hole.
(c) A sharp knife.
(d) A large stick.

9. Where does Kino plan to go after he leaves Juan's home in Chapter 5?
(a) South.
(b) Out into the sea.
(c) To the Capital.
(d) North.

10. How does Juana react when she sees the dead man in Chapter 5?
(a) She realizes they must save themselves.
(b) She throws sand over him to try and bury him.
(c) She screams and runs away.
(d) She walks over him and continues home.

11. What does Juana do when she hears Kino coming after her in Chapter 5?
(a) She turns and faces him.
(b) She throws a rock at him.
(c) She jumps in the water.
(d) She runs.

12. How does Kino know where the trackers are around their fire?
(a) He has a torch.
(b) Their fire is very bright.
(c) One of the men lights a match.
(d) The morning sun comes up.

13. What cities does Kino tell Juana to go to in Chapter 6, while they continue evading the trackers?
(a) The Texas.
(b) The capital.
(c) Their town.
(d) Loreto or San Rosalia.

14. Where do Kino and Juana avoid as they walk out of town in Chapter 6?
(a) The center where someone sleeping might see them.
(b) The neighborhoods.
(c) The bright streets.
(d) The doorways.

15. What does Juana say when Kino leaves to kill the trackers?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) Incoherent mumbling.
(c) Good riddance.
(d) Ancient magic and Hail Mary prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juan protect Kino and Juana from the neighbors in Chapter 5?

2. Where does the old man in the village ride to see Kino on his way to sell the pearl?

3. Where does Kino's family hide in the daytime while they are running away?

4. What does the pearl buyer play with before Kino arrives?

5. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

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