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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Kino's town?
(a) La Truce.
(b) La Paz.
(c) The name is not given.
(d) Apalee.

3. What does one pearl buyer call the great pearl?
(a) A surprise.
(b) A beautiful thing of great value.
(c) A fake concoction made by Juana.
(d) A monstrosity.

4. Where does Kino put his knife before he goes to kill the trackers?
(a) In a holder on his arm.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) On his amulet neck string.
(d) By Juana's side for protection.

5. What does Juana want to do with the pearl in Chapter 4?
(a) Crush it between two stones.
(b) Throw it into the sea.
(c) Give it to the church.
(d) Give it to Juan Tomas.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Which one of these things was not borrowed by Juan for Kino?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A block of salt.
(c) A bag of red beans and rice.
(d) A long knife.

12. Who is the only man that can walk by Kino?
(a) Juan Tomas.
(b) The oldest man in the village.
(c) The priest.
(d) The sheriff.

13. What does Kino watch after he and his family have eaten their breakfast in Chapter 6?
(a) The nearby town activity.
(b) Ants marching.
(c) Fish swimming.
(d) Birds in the trees.

14. What happens to Kino's home in Chapter 5?
(a) They allow another family to live inside it.
(b) It is bulldozed.
(c) The neighbors all stand around it, waiting for Kino to return.
(d) It is ransacked and burned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kino and Juan Tomas fear, as revealed in Chapter 4?

2. What does Juana dress Coyotito in on the morning of the pearl sale?

3. After Kino grabs the pearl from Juana in Chapter 5, what does he do?

4. As Kino is preparing to leave in Chapter 5, Where does Juan tell Kino to avoid?

5. How much does the first pearl buyer offer Kino?

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