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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 did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?
2. How would you describe the home that Kino's family lives in?
3. How does the priest treat Kino and his family in Chapter 3?
4. What is not mentioned as something near the coast of the beach?
5. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name some of the townspeople that are described as thinking about what the pearl could do for them when they hear about Kino's news. What are their specific objectives?
2. How would you describe the beliefs of the people of the Gulf?
3. How does word travel so fast that Kino has a great pearl?
4. What are the two colors that make up the canoes that line the beach? What do you think these colors represent symbolically?
5. Why does Juana call for Kino when she sees Coyotito in Chapter 2?
6. What does Juana do as soon as the scorpion bites Coyotito? Is this effective?
7. Where does Kino say he will go to sell his pearl? Why?
8. Where is the big oyster located underwater? Why is this location significant?
9. How does Juana merge different belief systems in the novel?
10. What does the Song of the Family symbolize to Kino?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
The doctor represents quack medicine and trickery in the novel. How does the villagers' ignorance allow the doctor to get away with his scams? What is the doctor motivated by? How does this motivation affect Kino and his family?
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