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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. Where is Kino cut after the attack in Chapter 4?

2. How long will Juan hide Kino and Juana in Chapter 5?

3. How long is the knife Juan hands to Kino in Chapter 5?

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

5. What material makes up the homes by Kino's hut?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Juan Tomas and Kino talk about on the way to sell the pearl?

3. 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.

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

5. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

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

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

8. What happens to the gold coin of the pearl buyer when Kino enters the room in Chapter 4?

9. When Kino says, "I am a man" to Juana, what does that mean to her?

10. What happened before when the pearl buyers got together and tried to have a pearl representative take their goods to the capital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of Kino's dreams is to own a rifle. After he says this, the villagers react in awe and even Juana is amazed at his bravery. Why is this dream of owning a rifle an ironic wish once the end of the story is over? What does the rifle symbolize to Kino and the villagers and what role does it ultimately represent in the novel?

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

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?

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