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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. Who knows all the sins of the town?

2. What is the first thing Juana does when she gets out of bed in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Juana sit on the canoe as they paddle out in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is located near the town where Kino's family lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Kino’s home described?

2. Why does Kino become afraid after talking about his dreams?

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

4. What does the town call the pearl when they hear about it? Why?

5. How long can Kino stay underwater without any problems? How does this serve him?

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

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

8. Where do the divers find their goods to sell?

9. How would you describe the beliefs of the people of the Gulf?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ignorance is an unfortunate partner to racism in this novel. How does ignorance play an important role in how Kino reacts to his environment?

1.) How does Kino react when the priest mentions knowledge from the book? What is his solution?

2.) Why is Juana's seaweed poultice not seen as a valid treatment for Coyotito?

3.) Why does Kino want Coyotito to go to school?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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