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Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is the role of the Dealers in the novel?
  1. They are pearl buyers
  2. They are pearl divers
  3. They are doctors
  4. They are priests
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What impact do the Trackers have on the story?
  1. They help Kino sell the pearl
  2. They cause the death of Coyotito
  3. They help Kino and Juana escape
  4. They have no impact on the story
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
Where do Kino and Juana stay after their house is burned down?
  1. They stay with Juan Tomás
  2. They stay in the city
  3. They stay in the mountains
  4. They stay by the sea
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is the Priest’s attitude towards the pearl?
  1. He sees it as a blessing
  2. He sees it as a curse
  3. He is indifferent to it
  4. He wants to sell it immediately
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What happens to Coyotito when the Trackers find Kino and Juana?
  1. He is taken by the Trackers
  2. He is left alone in the cave
  3. He is shot by one of the Trackers
  4. He helps Kino fight the Trackers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does the Priest do when Kino finds the pearl?
  1. He tries to steal the pearl
  2. He congratulates Kino
  3. He shows interest in the pearl for the church
  4. He warns Kino about the dangers of the pearl
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does the Priest do when he visits Kino’s house?
  1. He tries to buy the pearl
  2. He blesses Coyotito
  3. He warns Kino about the dangers of the pearl
  4. He congratulates Kino on his find
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
How does the Priest react when he hears about Kino’s pearl?
  1. He tries to steal the pearl
  2. He congratulates Kino
  3. He shows interest in the pearl for the church
  4. He warns Kino about the dangers of the pearl
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is the Trackers’ ultimate fate in the novel?
  1. They steal the pearl and leave
  2. They are killed by Kino
  3. They capture Kino and Juana
  4. They return to the village
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What do the Trackers represent in the novel?
  1. The innocence of the villagers
  2. The greed and corruption of colonial society
  3. The power of nature
  4. The dangers of wealth
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
How does Kino deal with the Trackers?
  1. He surrenders to them
  2. He tries to negotiate with them
  3. He attacks and kills them
  4. He runs away from them
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
How do the Trackers find Kino and Juana?
  1. They follow their footprints
  2. They use a map
  3. They use a compass
  4. They ask the villagers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is Kino’s relationship with nature in the novel?
  1. He is afraid of nature
  2. He is in harmony with nature
  3. He tries to control nature
  4. He is indifferent to nature
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is Kino’s ultimate fate in the novel?
  1. He becomes wealthy and powerful
  2. He loses everything he has
  3. He becomes the leader of the village
  4. He leaves the village and starts a new life
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
Who is Juana?
  1. Kino’s wife
  2. Kino’s sister
  3. Kino’s mother
  4. Kino’s daughter
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino do at the end of the novel?
  1. He sells the pearl in the city
  2. He keeps the pearl
  3. He throws the pearl back into the sea
  4. He gives the pearl to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What happens to Kino’s house in the novel?
  1. It is renovated
  2. It is burned down
  3. It is sold
  4. Nothing happens to it
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino hope to achieve with the wealth from the pearl?
  1. Buy a new boat
  2. Move to the cityvv
  3. Educate his son, Coyotito
  4. All of the above
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is Coyotito’s ultimate fate in the novel?
  1. He grows up and becomes a doctor
  2. He is cured of his scorpion sting
  3. He is killed by a tracker’s bullet
  4. He sells the pearl and becomes wealthy
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino hope for Coyotito’s future after finding the pearl?
  1. He hopes Coyotito will become a pearl diver
  2. He hopes Coyotito will get an education
  3. He hopes Coyotito will become a doctor
  4. He hopes Coyotito will sell the pearl
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