View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino's pearl?

2. What does Juana put as a poultice on Coyotito's sting?

3. According to Chapter 3, who will punish Kino for rebelling against the way things are?

4. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?

5. What comes near Kino when he is watching the water on the first morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two colors that make up the canoes that line the beach? What do you think these colors represent symbolically?

2. How does word travel so fast that Kino has a great pearl?

3. How does Kino react when he sees the scorpion is about to bite Coyotito?

4. What does Juana ask for when Coyotito is stung? Why?

5. How does Juana react when she sees the pearl that Kino has discovered for the first time?

6. Why does Kino respect his canoe so much?

7. What do the other canoeists do when they hear Kino's howl of happiness after finding his giant pearl? Why?

8. When does the first hint of the Song of Evil come to Kino with his pearl? What does the song represent?

9. Who are the only people happy about Kino's pearl? Why are they happy?

10. Where does Kino say he will go to sell his pearl? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kino's attackers are never defined in the novel. What importance does this have? What significance would it bring to the novel if we knew who was attacking Kino? Describe how the unknown attackers influence Kino's behavior and paranoia.

Essay Topic 2

The canoe holds high importance in the life of the villagers. How does Kino feel about his canoe? How does he react when it is no longer available for him? Why do the villagers hold such a high importance on their canoes? What do the canoes symbolize to them?

Essay Topic 3

The name of the town is "La Paz" which means The Peace in Spanish. Explain the significance of the town's name. Is this an appropriate or ironic name for Kino's town? Explain why you feel the way you do.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 701 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample