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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 in front of every pearl buyer at the market?
(a) A little black velvet tray.
(b) Black stones.
(c) A money purse.
(d) A piece of smooth wood.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Juan tell Kino to do with the pearl?
(a) Throw it in the water.
(b) Smash it.
(c) Sell it quickly.
(d) Bury it in the sand.

3. What makes Kino very afraid in Chapter 5?
(a) The neighbor's screams.
(b) The beach.
(c) The pearl.
(d) The light from the fire burning his house.

4. What is the last thing Juan and Kino say before parting in Chapter 4?
(a) They don't talk, only shake hands.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) An ancient ritual.
(d) "Go with God."

5. What does one pearl buyer call the great pearl?
(a) A fake concoction made by Juana.
(b) A monstrosity.
(c) A surprise.
(d) A beautiful thing of great value.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kino find in Chapter 5 to help save him and Juana?

2. Where do Kino and Juana avoid as they walk out of town in Chapter 6?

3. As Kino is preparing to leave in Chapter 5, Where does Juan tell Kino to avoid?

4. Where does Kino suggest going once he and his family are in the mountains?

5. In Chapter 5, what awakens Kino the first evening he is on the run?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the clothing of Juana, Coyotito and Kino on the day of the pearl sale. Why are they dressed as they are?

2. After the attack in the dark in Chapter 5, Kino believes the pearl is gone, but who finds it?

3. The place where Kino and his family find water in Chapter 6 is a place of life because it where all animals gather; it is also a place of killing. There is not much water at the spot.

4. What happens to Kino's home while he is being attacked by the dark figure in Chapter 5?

5. What does Kino do when the dark figure attacks him on the path back home in Chapter 5?

6. Describe the water Kino's family finds while on the run in Chapter 6. What does the water symbolize?

7. What happened before when the pearl buyers got together and tried to have a pearl representative take their goods to the capital?

8. What do Juan Tomas and Kino talk about on the way to sell the pearl?

9. Why does Kino wear his straw hat at a specific angle while trying to sell his pearl?

10. Why does Juana try to destroy the pearl after their failed attempt at selling it?

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