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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. How does Juana react when she sees the dead man in Chapter 5?
(a) She throws sand over him to try and bury him.
(b) She realizes they must save themselves.
(c) She screams and runs away.
(d) She walks over him and continues home.

2. How much does the first pearl buyer offer Kino?
(a) A thousand pesos.
(b) A trip to the United States.
(c) Ten pesos.
(d) A few dollars.

3. What cities does Kino tell Juana to go to in Chapter 6, while they continue evading the trackers?
(a) Loreto or San Rosalia.
(b) The capital.
(c) Their town.
(d) The Texas.

4. What is the lowest amount of money offered to Kino for the pearl?
(a) 500 pesos.
(b) 15 pesos.
(c) Ten pesos.
(d) Two pesos.

5. Why do none of the fisherman leave that morning in Chapter 5?
(a) They are too frightened.
(b) They all search for the dead man's killer.
(c) A bad wind makes fishing impossible.
(d) They have banded together to find Kino.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one pearl buyer call the great pearl?

3. Where does the old man in the village ride to see Kino on his way to sell the pearl?

4. What gives Kino a strong sense of protection during his and his family's running escape in Chapter 6?

5. What does the first pearl buyer in Chapter 4 say about the great pearl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Name some of the theories Juan Tomas gives the neighbors to divert suspicion as to what happened to Kino and his family in Chapter 5.

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

7. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

8. Why do all the divers leave their canoes on the beach the morning after Kino's big pearl find?

9. What happens in Kino's dream in Chapter 6 while he is on the run?

10. Describe the place where Juana and Kino spend the day in Chapter 6 while they are on the run.

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