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

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

3. What does Juana dress Coyotito in on the morning of the pearl sale?
(a) He's covered in seaweed.
(b) A brown sack.
(c) His baptism clothes.
(d) A shawl.

4. Who does Kino find in Chapter 5 to help save him and Juana?
(a) The priest.
(b) Apolonia.
(c) A pearl buyer.
(d) The doctor.

5. In Chapter 5, what awakens Kino the first evening he is on the run?
(a) Neighbors throwing rocks.
(b) A sea full screaming.
(c) Coyotito screaming.
(d) Juana removing the pearl from its hiding spot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juana plead for after Kino is attacked in Chapter 4?

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

3. What does Juana do to protect herself from the evil night air?

4. Why does Juan believe the bad wind to be good for Kino?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. What does Juana do when she senses Kino running after her in the dark when she is going to throw the pearl back into the sea?

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