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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 many men are tracking the Kino and his family after they run away?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Where do Kino and Juana avoid as they walk out of town in Chapter 6?
(a) The center where someone sleeping might see them.
(b) The neighborhoods.
(c) The doorways.
(d) The bright streets.

3. What do Kino and Juana walk in in to avoid their footsteps being seen in the dirt?
(a) Mud.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A cart's wheel path.
(d) A river.

4. How does Juana keep Coyotito quiet during the day in Chapter 5?
(a) She stuffs dirt in his mouth.
(b) She mutters ancient sayings over him.
(c) She smothers him.
(d) She constantly feeds him.

5. Why does the watcher shoot his rifle?
(a) He wants to silence the coyote cry.
(b) He sees Coyotito.
(c) He is going after Kino.
(d) He wants to make sure it works.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not an animal near the mountain spring?

2. What is the pearl wrapped in on the day of its sale?

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

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

5. Where is Kino cut after the attack in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the pearl buyers operate to buy a pearl?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Kino want to go after he leaves Juan Tomas's house in Chapter 5?

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