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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 old is Kino's tribe?

2. What does the welcoming pearl buyer put by his desk in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Kino take off his white clothes in Chapter 6?

4. What happens after Kino reacts to Juana moving the pearl in Chapter 5?

5. What does Juana do when she hears Kino coming after her in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Juana and Kino run in the wagon tracks?

2. Why does Kino wear his straw hat at a specific angle while trying to sell his pearl?

3. Describe the water Kino's family finds while on the run in Chapter 6. What does the water symbolize?

4. What is Kino's plan of attack if the trackers do not pass his family on the road?

5. What motivation do the pearl buyers have to purchase the great pearl at a low price?

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

7. Why do all the divers leave their canoes on the beach the morning after Kino's big pearl find?

8. Describe the man and trackers as they rest for the night.

9. How does Coyotito get shot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What does the capital represent to the villagers and to Kino?

1.) How does Kino find the trek to the capital—a path where every step is filled with the unknown?

2.) How do the pearl buyers feel about the capital?

3.) Why do few villagers travel to the capital, although they could possibly get a better deal for their pearls?

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