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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long will Juan hide Kino and Juana in Chapter 5?
(a) One hour.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Only until a new night arrives.

3. What does the pearl buyer play with before Kino arrives?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A model train.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A Slinky.

4. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?
(a) Killing a boat.
(b) Killing a man.
(c) Leaving his home.
(d) Killing an animal.

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

6. How long is the knife Juan hands to Kino in Chapter 5?
(a) Five inches.
(b) Ten inches.
(c) Two inches.
(d) Eighteen inches.

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

8. How does Juana keep Coyotito quiet during the day in Chapter 5?
(a) She constantly feeds him.
(b) She mutters ancient sayings over him.
(c) She smothers him.
(d) She stuffs dirt in his mouth.

9. What do Kino and Juana walk in in to avoid their footsteps being seen in the dirt?
(a) A river.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A cart's wheel path.
(d) Mud.

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

11. Where does Kino suggest to go after the trackers pass them?
(a) To the beach.
(b) Back to town.
(c) Back to Juan's house.
(d) The mountains.

12. Who raises a formal lament for the presumed death of Kino and Juana?
(a) Apolonia.
(b) Every woman in the village.
(c) Juan.
(d) The priest.

13. When does Kino hear the trackers coming towards him and his family in Chapter 6?
(a) When they yell at him.
(b) After breakfast.
(c) In his dream.
(d) In his delirium.

14. Which songs are in Kino's head as he and his family are running away in Chapter 6?
(a) Song of Evil and Song of the Pearl.
(b) Song of the Pearl and Song of the Family.
(c) Song of Hope and Song of Happiness.
(d) Song of Hope and Song of the Pearl.

15. Which is not an animal near the mountain spring?
(a) Racoons.
(b) Mice.
(c) Pumas.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last thing Juan and Kino say before parting in Chapter 4?

3. Where is Kino cut after the attack in Chapter 4?

4. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?

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

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