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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 does Kino hope the pearl will bring for his family at the end of Chapter 5?
  1. Wealth and prosperity
  2. A cure for Coyotito
  3. A better house
  4. All of the above
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What do Kino and Juana do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
  1. They decide to sell the pearl in the city
  2. They decide to throw the pearl back into the sea
  3. They decide to hide the pearl
  4. They decide to give the pearl to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino fear the most in Chapter 5?
  1. Losing the pearl
  2. The pearl buyers
  3. The destruction of his house
  4. The safety of his family
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
Who helps Kino and his family after their house is destroyed?
  1. The doctor
  2. The priest
  3. Juan Tomas, Kino’s brother
  4. The pearl buyers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What happens to Kino’s house in Chapter 5?
  1. It is burned down
  2. It is robbed
  3. It is destroyed by a storm
  4. It is taken over by the pearl buyers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino do after he is attacked?
  1. He decides to sell the pearl in the city
  2. He decides to throw the pearl back into the sea
  3. He decides to hide the pearl
  4. He decides to give the pearl to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino see in the pearl at the end of Chapter 5?
  1. Visions of a better future
  2. His own reflection
  3. The face of Coyotito
  4. Images of his attackers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What happens to Kino after he finds Juana with the pearl?
  1. He is attacked again
  2. He is followed by the pearl buyers
  3. He is congratulated by the villagers
  4. He is visited by the doctor
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino decide to do at the end of Chapter 5?
  1. Sell the pearl in the city
  2. Keep the pearl
  3. Throw the pearl back into the sea
  4. Give the pearl to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
How does Kino react when he sees Juana with the pearl?
  1. He is happy and thanks her
  2. He is worried and takes the pearl from her
  3. He is angry and hits her
  4. He is indifferent and lets her keep the pearl
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Juana try to do with the pearl at the beginning of Chapter 5?
  1. She tries to sell it
  2. She tries to hide it
  3. She tries to throw it into the sea
  4. She tries to give it to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What is the final fate of the pearl?
  1. It is sold in the city
  2. It is kept by Kino
  3. It is thrown back into the sea
  4. It is given to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino hope the pearl will bring for his family at the end of Chapter 6?
  1. Wealth and prosperity
  2. A cure for Coyotito
  3. A better house
  4. All of the above
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino decide to do with the pearl at the end of Chapter 6?
  1. Sell it in the city
  2. Keep it
  3. Throw it back into the sea
  4. Give it to the church
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino see in the pearl at the end of Chapter 6?
  1. Visions of a better future
  2. His own reflection
  3. The face of Coyotito
  4. Images of his attackers
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
Where do Kino and Juana hide from the trackers?
  1. In a cave in the mountains
  2. In the city
  3. In the sea
  4. In Juan Tomas’s house
Grade 9 Short Stories (Fiction)
What does Kino do after what happens to Coyotito in Question 5?
  1. He attacks and kills the trackers
  2. He runs away with Juana
  3. He throws the pearl back into the sea
  4. He surrenders to the trackers
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