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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?
(a) To New York City.
(b) To Rome.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To Italy.

2. When the pearl is brought to town, it holds all the men's dreams and desires and what else?
(a) All their money.
(b) Only happiness.
(c) A bright light.
(d) A curious dark residue.

3. What does Juana pray for before they go out searching for pearls that morning in Chapter 2?
(a) To find a pearl that will save Coyotito.
(b) That the doctor will come back to save Coyotito.
(c) That Coyotito will miraculously recover on his own.
(d) That the priest will bless Coyotito.

4. What is the thing of most value to Kino?
(a) His snorkeling gear.
(b) His carving stick.
(c) His canoe.
(d) His home.

5. After Kino dives in the water in Chapter 2, what song plays in his head?
(a) Song of the Sea.
(b) Song of Hope.
(c) Song of the Pearl that Might Be.
(d) Song of Diving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is Kino's great pearl?

2. What did Kino eat one day that almost killed him?

3. What does Juana put as a poultice on Coyotito's sting?

4. What does Kino imagine that Coyotito will wear after he buys new clothes?

5. What does Kino see when he looks at the pearl in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the beliefs of the people of the Gulf?

2. Why does Kino become afraid after talking about his dreams?

3. How long can Kino stay underwater without any problems? How does this serve him?

4. Where is the big oyster located underwater? Why is this location significant?

5. Why does Juana call for Kino when she sees Coyotito in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Juana not believe the poultice to be a good solution for Coyotito?

7. What does Juana do as soon as the scorpion bites Coyotito? Is this effective?

8. How do the villagers’ perceptions of Kino change after his discovery of the pearl?

9. How does Juana merge different belief systems in the novel?

10. What does the town call the pearl when they hear about it? Why?

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