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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 is not something Kino does over the mountains to trick the trackers?
(a) Zigzag his path.
(b) Drop some clothing.
(c) Go south and leave a sign.
(d) Circle back on his original path.

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

3. After trying to sell the pearl in Chapter 4, where does Kino hide it?
(a) Under Coyotito's body in his hanging box.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) Under the stone in the fire hole.
(d) In a corner of his hut.

4. How does Juan protect Kino and Juana from the neighbors in Chapter 5?
(a) He goes out and makes theories about what happened.
(b) He gives them a rifle.
(c) He hands them all of his money.
(d) He bars his door.

5. What happens after Kino reacts to Juana moving the pearl in Chapter 5?
(a) He is attacked by a dark figure.
(b) He gets lost going home.
(c) He trips and breaks his leg.
(d) He is attacked by a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is in Kino's head as he races over the mountains in Chapter 6?

2. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

3. What does Juana want to do with the pearl in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Juan tell Kino to do with the pearl?

5. What do Kino and Juana do when they walk back into town at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juana try to destroy the pearl after their failed attempt at selling it?

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. After the attack in the dark in Chapter 5, Kino believes the pearl is gone, but who finds it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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