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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. How does Juan protect Kino and Juana from the neighbors in Chapter 5?
2. Which songs are in Kino's head as he sneaks up on the trackers?
3. Who does Kino find in Chapter 5 to help save him and Juana?
4. Which is not an animal near the mountain spring?
5. What does Juana gives Coyotito to keep him quiet when the trackers go by?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Kino's home while he is being attacked by the dark figure in Chapter 5?
2. What happens in Kino's dream in Chapter 6 while he is on the run?
3. What motivation do the pearl buyers have to purchase the great pearl at a low price?
4. What does Kino do when the dark figure attacks him on the path back home in Chapter 5?
5. The place where Kino and his family find water in Chapter 6 is a place of life because it where all animals gather; it is also a place of killing. There is not much water at the spot.
6. What happened before when the pearl buyers got together and tried to have a pearl representative take their goods to the capital?
7. Name some of the things the other villagers say they would do if they had the great pearl.
8. Where does Kino tell Apolonia that he is not dead?
9. Describe the water Kino's family finds while on the run in Chapter 6. What does the water symbolize?
10. What do Juan Tomas and Kino talk about on the way to sell the pearl?
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
Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Pearl. What is the inciting action that drives the plot forward? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?
Essay Topic 3
At one point in the novel, the villagers pretend what they would do if they had the great pearl. All of their hypothetical situations involve charity or helping other people. How does this contrast to Kino and his dreams? Do you think their dreams are truly what they would do if they had the pearl? How do their hypothetical dreams versus Kino's announced goals put a tension between him and his village?
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