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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After he is attacked in Chapter 4, what does Kino vow to do in the morning?
(a) Avenge his attackers.
(b) Go back to the pearl buyers.
(c) Take the canoe to the capital.
(d) Have a town meeting.

4. Where does Kino's family hide in the daytime while they are running away?
(a) In a deserted house.
(b) Near the riverbank.
(c) Under a large tree.
(d) By the road where deer have previously lain.

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

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

7. What do Kino and Juana do when they walk back into town at the end of the novel?
(a) Throw their pearl into the sea.
(b) Visit the priest.
(c) Go to Juan's home.
(d) Take Coyotito to the doctor.

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

9. What does Juana plead for after Kino is attacked in Chapter 4?
(a) To run after their attacker.
(b) To destroy the pearl.
(c) To find the pearl buyer and sell the pearl quickly.
(d) To sleep in the church.

10. Who attacks Kino after Juan leaves in Chapter 4?
(a) The doctor.
(b) A rabid dog.
(c) An unknown person.
(d) Apolonia.

11. How many men are tracking the Kino and his family after they run away?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

12. What article of clothing says a lot about Kino's mood?
(a) His pants.
(b) His sandals.
(c) His straw hat.
(d) His boots.

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

14. Why does Kino hesitate to attack the watcher in Chapter 6?
(a) The moon comes out.
(b) The watcher sees him.
(c) Another tracker wakes up and distracts him.
(d) The watcher hears him.

15. Where does the old man in the village ride to see Kino on his way to sell the pearl?
(a) On the shoulders of his nephew.
(b) On the back of the goat.
(c) On a donkey.
(d) on a chariot.

Short Answer Questions

1. After trying to sell the pearl in Chapter 4, where does Kino hide it?

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

3. How does Juana react when she sees the dead man in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 5, what awakens Kino the first evening he is on the run?

5. What does the first pearl buyer in Chapter 4 say about the great pearl?

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