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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. Where do Kino and Juana watch their house being destroyed in Chapter 5?
(a) From the street.
(b) From the cracks in Juan's home.
(c) From the beach coast.
(d) From the mountain cliffs.

2. Who attacks Kino after Juan leaves in Chapter 4?
(a) Apolonia.
(b) The doctor.
(c) A rabid dog.
(d) An unknown person.

3. What makes the watcher stop to listen to the night sounds in Chapter 6?
(a) A cricket chirps loudly.
(b) Coyotito's cries.
(c) A woman screams.
(d) A bird screaming.

4. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) Fifteen hundred pesos.
(c) Fifty pesos.
(d) Two million pesos.

5. Where does Kino suggest going once he and his family are in the mountains?
(a) West.
(b) To a mountain community.
(c) Back to the beach.
(d) North.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Juan and Kino say before parting in Chapter 4?

2. How does Juana react when she sees the dead man in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of Kino's town?

4. Where does Kino's family hide in the daytime while they are running away?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Juana and Kino run in the wagon tracks?

2. Where does Kino tell Apolonia that he is not dead?

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

4. Describe the man and trackers as they rest for the night.

5. Where does Kino hope to lose the trackers? Why?

6. Name some of the things the other villagers say they would do if they had the great pearl.

7. What do the neighbors fear will happen to Kino after finding the giant pearl?

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

9. What motivation do the pearl buyers have to purchase the great pearl at a low price?

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

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