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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 does Juana grab to help protect Kino against the attack after Juan leaves?
(a) A stone from the fire hole.
(b) Her shoe.
(c) A large stick.
(d) A sharp knife.

2. What do Kino and Juan Tomas fear, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Disease.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Hurricanes.

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

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

5. Which songs are in Kino's head as he and his family are running away in Chapter 6?
(a) Song of Evil and Song of the Pearl.
(b) Song of the Pearl and Song of the Family.
(c) Song of Hope and Song of the Pearl.
(d) Song of Hope and Song of Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which songs are in Kino's head as he sneaks up on the trackers?

2. How many pearl buyers are there for Kino?

3. How does Kino know that his pearl is valuable?

4. How far away is the capital from Kino's home?

5. Which song does Kino not sing in his head throughout the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kino's plan of attack if the trackers do not pass his family on the road?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Kino says, "I am a man" to Juana, what does that mean to her?

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

10. What happens to the gold coin of the pearl buyer when Kino enters the room in Chapter 4?

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