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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not something Kino does over the mountains to trick the trackers?
(a) Circle back on his original path.
(b) Go south and leave a sign.
(c) Drop some clothing.
(d) Zigzag his path.

2. What is the highest offer Kino gets for his pearl in Chapter 4?
(a) Fifty pesos.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) Two million pesos.
(d) Fifteen hundred pesos.

3. How long will Juan hide Kino and Juana in Chapter 5?
(a) A month.
(b) Only until a new night arrives.
(c) One hour.
(d) A week.

4. What is evil beyond thinking to Kino?
(a) Killing a man.
(b) Killing an animal.
(c) Leaving his home.
(d) Killing a boat.

5. Where does Kino put his knife before he goes to kill the trackers?
(a) By Juana's side for protection.
(b) On his amulet neck string.
(c) In a holder on his arm.
(d) In his pocket.

6. Where does Kino suggest going once he and his family are in the mountains?
(a) Back to the beach.
(b) West.
(c) To a mountain community.
(d) North.

7. What does Juana want to do with the pearl in Chapter 4?
(a) Crush it between two stones.
(b) Give it to Juan Tomas.
(c) Throw it into the sea.
(d) Give it to the church.

8. What does Juana say when Kino leaves to kill the trackers?
(a) Incoherent mumbling.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) Good riddance.
(d) Ancient magic and Hail Mary prayers.

9. How many pearl buyers are there for Kino?
(a) Three.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

10. What is the pearl wrapped in on the day of its sale?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) One of Juana's shawls.
(c) A new piece of cloth.
(d) Old, soft deerskin.

11. What does Juana bring Kino to drink after he is attacked in Chapter 4?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Water.
(c) Oyster juice.
(d) Pulque.

12. Where does Kino plan to go after he leaves Juan's home in Chapter 5?
(a) To the Capital.
(b) South.
(c) Out into the sea.
(d) North.

13. Why does Kino still keep the pearl despite all that happens in Chapter 5?
(a) He wants to keep it from the neighbors.
(b) He feels it is his misfortune and must bear it.
(c) He feels it will save him.
(d) He wants to sell it.

14. Why does the watcher shoot his rifle?
(a) He is going after Kino.
(b) He sees Coyotito.
(c) He wants to silence the coyote cry.
(d) He wants to make sure it works.

15. Why does Kino hesitate to attack the watcher in Chapter 6?
(a) Another tracker wakes up and distracts him.
(b) The watcher sees him.
(c) The watcher hears him.
(d) The moon comes out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only man that can walk by Kino?

2. Where do Kino and Juana avoid as they walk out of town in Chapter 6?

3. What do Kino and Juana do when they walk back into town at the end of the novel?

4. What does the first pearl buyer in Chapter 4 say about the great pearl?

5. How far away is the capital from Kino's home?

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