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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juana pray for before they go out searching for pearls that morning in Chapter 2?

2. What is the baby's name?

3. What is Kino's canoe made from?

4. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?

5. What did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the big oyster located underwater? Why is this location significant?

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

3. What does Juana do as soon as the scorpion bites Coyotito? Is this effective?

4. What is considered to be as good as the doctor's remedy for Coyotito's shoulder?

5. What does the Song of the Family symbolize to Kino?

6. Why does Juana call for Kino when she sees Coyotito in Chapter 2?

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

8. Why does Juana not believe the poultice to be a good solution for Coyotito?

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

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

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 theme of powerful forces manipulating the environment is prevalent throughout the novel.

1) What are some examples of ways the author uses symbolism to develop this theme?

2) How is the theme developed through character actions?

3) How does setting relate to the theme of powerful forces manipulating the environment?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kino’s actions in the falling action and denouement of the novel.

How does Kino eventually solve the problem of the pearl? Where does the family live now that their house has been burned and their canoe destroyed? What repercussions does Kino suffer because he has a large pearl yet stabbed a man while defending himself?

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