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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Kino sing the Song of the Undersea?
(a) When he wakes up in the morning.
(b) While diving for oysters.
(c) When he opens up the oysters after his dive.
(d) When he paddles out to the oyster bed.

2. What did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?
(a) Bad fruit.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Bad seafood.

3. How does the priest treat Kino and his family in Chapter 3?
(a) Like thieves.
(b) Like children.
(c) Like mute people.
(d) Like slaves.

4. What do the beggars do when they hear about Kino's pearl?
(a) They are scared.
(b) They giggle.
(c) They run to his house.
(d) They argue with each other.

5. What does Kino do with the insect after it bites Coyotito?
(a) Nothing; he's too stunned.
(b) Mashes it into a paste in his hands.
(c) Tries to pick it up.
(d) Beats it with a rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the town compared to in Chapter 3?

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

3. When the priest hears that Kino has found a pearl, what is his first thought?

4. How long can Kino stay under the water?

5. What does Kino do when he sees the pearl in Chapter 2?

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