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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. Why does Kino still keep the pearl despite all that happens in Chapter 5?
(a) He wants to sell it.
(b) He wants to keep it from the neighbors.
(c) He feels it will save him.
(d) He feels it is his misfortune and must bear it.

2. Why does Kino take off his white clothes in Chapter 6?
(a) He is embarrassed by them.
(b) He wants new clothes.
(c) To sneak in the dark without being detected.
(d) He doesn't want to startle Coyotito.

3. What gives Kino a strong sense of protection during his and his family's running escape in Chapter 6?
(a) His knife.
(b) His rifle.
(c) The ancient magic.
(d) A large stone he is carrying.

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

5. What does the first pearl buyer in Chapter 4 say about the great pearl?
(a) It is a joke.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is too large.
(d) It is too yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Kino after Juan leaves in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Kino suggest to go after the trackers pass them?

3. What does Juan Tomas do when he sees Kino and Juana on the run?

4. What happens after Kino reacts to Juana moving the pearl in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Kino take off his clothes in Chapter 6?

3. 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?

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

5. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

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

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

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

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