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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising thing does Juana do after Coyotito is stung?

2. What does Kino become when he has the pearl?

3. What seems to carry the sound of evil in the night wind to Kino?

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

5. As he holds the pearl in his hand in Chapter 3, which two songs merge together in Kino's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kino react when he sees the scorpion is about to bite Coyotito?

2. What does the Song of the Family symbolize to Kino?

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

4. Why does Kino always have a song in his head?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pearl is a powerful symbol to the village. Explain the irony of how the pearls bring great wealth to the Kings of Spain, yet cannot seem to help a meager fisherman named Kino. What does the pearl represent to all men in the novel in terms of wealth?

Essay Topic 2

Ignorance is an unfortunate partner to racism in this novel. How does ignorance play an important role in how Kino reacts to his environment?

1.) How does Kino react when the priest mentions knowledge from the book? What is his solution?

2.) Why is Juana's seaweed poultice not seen as a valid treatment for Coyotito?

3.) Why does Kino want Coyotito to go to school?

Essay Topic 3

Kino's attackers are never defined in the novel. What importance does this have? What significance would it bring to the novel if we knew who was attacking Kino? Describe how the unknown attackers influence Kino's behavior and paranoia.

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