View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino's pearl?
(a) "He stole it!"
(b) "He is a patient of mine."
(c) "I will visit him later today."
(d) "He tried to rob me."

2. How big is Kino's great pearl?
(a) The size of Coyotito's head.
(b) The size of a fish.
(c) The size of a crab.
(d) The size of a seagull's egg.

3. How would you describe the home that Kino's family lives in?
(a) Castle-like.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Expensive.
(d) Simple.

4. What two animals roam the beach looking for food every morning?
(a) Hungry dogs and pigs.
(b) Hungry goats and dogs.
(c) Hungry cats and mice.
(d) Hungry cats and dogs.

5. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?
(a) Coyotito reaches for it.
(b) The wind blows it into his bed.
(c) It lunges for his face.
(d) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the doctor dream of?

2. How does the narrator describe Juana wearing her hair?

3. What is located near the town where Kino's family lives?

4. Which of these things do not happen to a child with an insect sting in Chapter 1?

5. What payment does Kino offer the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kino want Coyotito to go to school?

2. How does word travel so fast that Kino has a great pearl?

3. When does the Song of Evil first enter Kino's head? What does this song represent?

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

5. Name some of the townspeople that are described as thinking about what the pearl could do for them when they hear about Kino's news. What are their specific objectives?

6. What does Kino dream about in regards to the pearl?

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

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

9. Where do the divers find their goods to sell?

10. What is considered to be as good as the doctor's remedy for Coyotito's shoulder?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 657 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample