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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a pearl made from?
(a) The eyeball of the oyster.
(b) A grain of sand accidentally put into an oyster.
(c) Leftover shells that the oyster has eaten.
(d) The residue from an oyster's body.

2. What does Kino imagine that Coyotito will wear after he buys new clothes?
(a) A blue sailor suit from the United States.
(b) A large brown hat to shade his face.
(c) Bright socks with no holes.
(d) A button-down shirt for school.

3. What is referred to as the bulwark against starvation?
(a) The crops.
(b) Kino's canoe.
(c) The fish.
(d) The sea.

4. What animal greets Kino by the fire on the evening he found the pearl?
(a) A thin dog that he doesn't know.
(b) the same goat he saw that morning.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A large bird.

5. In Chapter 5, why can Kino not leave via his canoe?
(a) There is a huge hole in it.
(b) Someone has stolen it.
(c) He doesn't want to risk getting lost in the sea.
(d) Someone has lit a fire on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the beggars do when they hear about Kino's pearl?

2. What does the doctor gives Coyotito in Chapter 3?

3. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?

4. Who does Kino squat with the afternoon they find the pearl?

5. Where did Kino's grandfather bring the canoe from?

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