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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 does Juana plead for after Kino is attacked in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Kino plan to go after he leaves Juan's home in Chapter 5?

3. How many men are tracking the Kino and his family after they run away?

4. What does Juana do to protect herself from the evil night air?

5. Where do Kino and Juana watch their house being destroyed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the clothing of Juana, Coyotito and Kino on the day of the pearl sale. Why are they dressed as they are?

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

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

4. 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.

5. How does Coyotito get shot?

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Kino want to go after he leaves Juan Tomas's house in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Initially in the novel, Kino finds his sense of security and hope in his family, his hut, and his canoe. How is his sense of security and comfort redefined after he finds the pearl?

1.) How does the pearl change Kino's dreams for his family?

2.) How does the pearl change his relationship with his family, especially with Juana who was previously a huge source of comfort to him?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Race is an important theme throughout the novel. Discuss how race is shown and how this tension causes problems for Kino and his family.

1.) How would a less-biased response from the doctor or his servant at the gate affected the rest of the story? Would the outcome be different if the doctor had treated Coyotito from his scorpion bite initially? Why or why not?

2.) How do the pearl buyers represent the oppression that a biased social structure brings to the community? How do they work against the divers and prevent a fair deal?

3.) How does this racial situation affect Kino's response to the dead man he stabbed?

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