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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 song is in Kino's head as he races over the mountains in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Kino place Juana and Coyotito for the night while in the moutains in Chapter 6?

3. What does Kino watch after he and his family have eaten their breakfast in Chapter 6?

4. What is the last thing Juan and Kino say before parting in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Kino's family hide in the daytime while they are running away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

2. Where does Kino hope to lose the trackers? Why?

3. After the attack in the dark in Chapter 5, Kino believes the pearl is gone, but who finds it?

4. Describe the place where Juana and Kino spend the day in Chapter 6 while they are on the run.

5. Name some of the things the other villagers say they would do if they had the great pearl.

6. What happens to Kino's home while he is being attacked by the dark figure in Chapter 5?

7. What do the neighbors fear will happen to Kino after finding the giant pearl?

8. How do the pearl buyers operate to buy a pearl?

9. What happens in Kino's dream in Chapter 6 while he is on the run?

10. What does Kino do when the dark figure attacks him on the path back home in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

For the villagers, they trust things of the spirit and things of the imagination before they will trust their own eyes. Describe how this overall belief is shown in the villagers' actions, Juana's actions and the way they react to their situation.

1.) What specifically do the villagers believe in, in terms of God, creation, and the afterlife?

2.) In what ways are religions and beliefs integrated into one another?

Essay Topic 3

The pearl is a powerful symbol to the village. Explain the irony of how the pearls bring great wealth to the Kings of Spain, yet cannot seem to help a meager fisherman named Kino. What does the pearl represent to all men in the novel in terms of wealth?

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