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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 is the name of the wife in the story?

2. What has brought the King of Spain to higher power?

3. What color is Kino's hair?

4. How many children does Juana have?

5. What song is in Kino's head when he wakes up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Juana merge different belief systems in the novel?

2. How is Kino’s home described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Juan Tomas's role in the novel. He is Kino's brother, but has an important significance through the story.

1.) How does Juan Tomas feel about Kino selling the pearl? What advice does he give him?

2.) How does Juan Tomas feel about Kino running away? What can we deduce about how he feels about the pearl based on his statements?

3.) How does Juan Tomas protect his brother?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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