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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. After Kino dives in the water in Chapter 2, what song plays in his head?
(a) Song of Hope.
(b) Song of the Pearl that Might Be.
(c) Song of the Sea.
(d) Song of Diving.

2. Which one of these things does Kino not put in his canoe in Chapter 2?
(a) A basket.
(b) A net.
(c) Two ropes.
(d) A diving rock.

3. What did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?
(a) Bad seafood.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Bad fruit.

4. What stings Coyotito?
(a) A hornet.
(b) A fire ant.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A bee.

5. What do the villagers not trust to show them clear lines and boundaries?
(a) Their imagination.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) The spirits.
(d) Their minds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Juana have?

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

3. What is the baby's name?

4. What does Coyotito sleep in every night?

5. In addition to the bow and stern, what else is on Kino's canoe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Kino want Coyotito to go to school?

5. Where do the divers find their goods to sell?

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

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

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

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

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

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