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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino's pearl?
(a) "He tried to rob me."
(b) "I will visit him later today."
(c) "He is a patient of mine."
(d) "He stole it!"

2. What do the other canoeists do when Kino reacts to his pearl in Chapter 2?
(a) Start diving on his oysters.
(b) Paddle to him.
(c) Scream at him.
(d) Try to tip over his canoe.

3. What is a pearl made from?
(a) The residue from an oyster's body.
(b) Leftover shells that the oyster has eaten.
(c) A grain of sand accidentally put into an oyster.
(d) The eyeball of the oyster.

4. What two animals roam the beach looking for food every morning?
(a) Hungry cats and mice.
(b) Hungry dogs and pigs.
(c) Hungry goats and dogs.
(d) Hungry cats and dogs.

5. What happened when the pearl buyers gave a fisherman a price that was too low?
(a) He smashed his pearls to bits.
(b) He went to the next town and got a better price.
(c) He gave his pearls to the church.
(d) He killed one of the pearl buyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the water in Chapter 2 as Kino is diving?

2. What payment does Kino offer the doctor?

3. What does Coyotito sleep in every night?

4. What song plays when Kino sees Juana making corncakes in Chapter 3?

5. Who paddles Kino's canoe in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kino dream about in regards to the pearl?

2. Why does Kino respect his canoe so much?

3. How does Kino react when he sees the scorpion is about to bite Coyotito?

4. Why does Juana call for Kino when she sees Coyotito in Chapter 2?

5. What does the town call the pearl when they hear about it? Why?

6. Who are the only people happy about Kino's pearl? Why are they happy?

7. How does word travel so fast that Kino has a great pearl?

8. Why does Kino always have a song in his head?

9. How would you describe the beliefs of the people of the Gulf?

10. Why does Juana not believe the poultice to be a good solution for Coyotito?

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