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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 is the thing of highest value for Kino and his family?
(a) His home.
(b) His carving stick.
(c) His snorkeling gear.
(d) His canoe.

2. Where does Juana sit on the canoe as they paddle out in Chapter 2?
(a) She's not on the canoe.
(b) On the stern.
(c) In the middle.
(d) On the bow.

3. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?
(a) To Rome.
(b) To New York City.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To Paris.

4. What does the family eat every morning?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Rice.
(c) Corncakes.
(d) Toast.

5. What does Kino see when he looks at the pearl in Chapter 2?
(a) Ugliness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Dreams forming.
(d) Irregularities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the priest treat Kino and his family in Chapter 3?

2. Where did Kino's grandfather bring the canoe from?

3. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning?

4. What does Kino become when he has the pearl?

5. What is the first thing Juana does when she gets out of bed in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Kino’s home described?

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

4. Why does Kino become afraid after talking about his dreams?

5. What does Juana ask for when Coyotito is stung? Why?

6. What do the other canoeists do when they hear Kino's howl of happiness after finding his giant pearl? Why?

7. When does the first hint of the Song of Evil come to Kino with his pearl? What does the song represent?

8. Name some of the townspeople that are described as thinking about what the pearl could do for them when they hear about Kino's news. What are their specific objectives?

9. How do the villagers’ perceptions of Kino change after his discovery of the pearl?

10. How long can Kino stay underwater without any problems? How does this serve him?

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