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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. Who does Kino squat with the afternoon they find the pearl?
(a) The priest.
(b) Juana.
(c) Coyotito.
(d) Apolonia.

2. What color does the narrator describe the beach sand as being in Chapter 2?
(a) Tan.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?
(a) The wind blows it into his bed.
(b) Coyotito reaches for it.
(c) It lunges for his face.
(d) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.

4. How does the priest treat Kino and his family in Chapter 3?
(a) Like children.
(b) Like mute people.
(c) Like thieves.
(d) Like slaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family eat every morning?

2. What is not mentioned as something near the coast of the beach?

3. What does Juana put as a poultice on Coyotito's sting?

4. In Chapter 3, what does the town say that Kino has found?

5. What seems to carry the sound of evil in the night wind to Kino?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Juana do as soon as the scorpion bites Coyotito? Is this effective?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Kino respect his canoe so much?

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

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

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