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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Kino tells Juana that if he gives up the pearl, he will also lose what?
(a) his soul.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His son's chance to go to school.
(d) His livelihood.

4. How does Kino know that his pearl is valuable?
(a) He would not have been attacked otherwise.
(b) He hears it talking to him.
(c) He got it appraised earlier.
(d) He believes it in his soul.

5. What animal are the trackers using to track Kino and his family in Chapter 6?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

6. What does Juana gives Coyotito to keep him quiet when the trackers go by?
(a) A twig.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) Her breast for feeding.
(d) A corncake.

7. What song is in Kino's head as he races over the mountains in Chapter 6?
(a) Song of Hope.
(b) Song of the Pearl.
(c) Song of Desperation.
(d) Song of Evil.

8. What material makes up the homes by Kino's hut?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Brush.
(c) Stones.
(d) Wood.

9. Where does Kino suggest going once he and his family are in the mountains?
(a) West.
(b) To a mountain community.
(c) North.
(d) Back to the beach.

10. Why does Kino take off his white clothes in Chapter 6?
(a) He doesn't want to startle Coyotito.
(b) To sneak in the dark without being detected.
(c) He is embarrassed by them.
(d) He wants new clothes.

11. Where is Kino cut after the attack in Chapter 4?
(a) His back.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His face.
(d) His legs.

12. What do the fisherman do on the morning of Kino's pearl sale?
(a) They fight each other to use his canoe.
(b) They ransack his house.
(c) They leave their canoes on the beach.
(d) They rush out to find the next great pearl.

13. What is the last thing Juan and Kino say before parting in Chapter 4?
(a) They don't talk, only shake hands.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) "Go with God."
(d) An ancient ritual.

14. Who does Kino say attacked him in Chapter 5?
(a) The other neighbors.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The dark ones.
(d) The dogs.

15. How far away is the capital from Kino's home?
(a) 2,000 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) More than 1,000 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kino know where the trackers are around their fire?

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

3. What do Kino and Juana walk in in to avoid their footsteps being seen in the dirt?

4. Where do Kino and Juana head in Chapter 6 when they leave town?

5. Why do none of the fisherman leave that morning in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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