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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 Kino do with the insect after it bites Coyotito?
(a) Beats it with a rock.
(b) Mashes it into a paste in his hands.
(c) Nothing; he's too stunned.
(d) Tries to pick it up.

2. When does Kino sing the Song of the Undersea?
(a) While diving for oysters.
(b) When he opens up the oysters after his dive.
(c) When he wakes up in the morning.
(d) When he paddles out to the oyster bed.

3. What is located near the town where Kino's family lives?
(a) A large oak tree.
(b) An estuary.
(c) Quicksand.
(d) A river.

4. What is not something the doctor threatens will happen to Coyotito because of the insect sting?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Crumpled Back.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Withered Leg.

5. 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) On the bow.
(d) In the middle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kino squat with the afternoon they find the pearl?

2. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?

3. When the priest hears that Kino has found a pearl, what is his first thought?

4. What does the doctor gives Coyotito in Chapter 3?

5. What color does the narrator describe the beach sand as being in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Song of the Family symbolize to Kino?

3. Where does Kino say he will go to sell his pearl? Why?

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

5. What are the two colors that make up the canoes that line the beach? What do you think these colors represent symbolically?

6. Why does Kino respect his canoe so much?

7. How does Juana merge different belief systems in the novel?

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

9. Where is the big oyster located underwater? Why is this location significant?

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

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