The Pearl Formative Practice Exam

What race are the main characters in The Pearl?

• Mexican Indian
• American Indian
• Spanish
• European

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Where does the story take place?

• La Paz, Florida
• La Paz, Aruba
• La Paz, Mexico
• La Paz, Arizona

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The inciting incident is when

• the scorpion strikes Coyotito
• the doctor won't treat Coyotito
• When Kino is searching for the pearl and can't find one
• Kino punches the doctor's gate

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Which symbol represents livelihood?

• the pearl
• Kino's canoe
• the scorpion
• the doctor's gate

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The symbol that originally represents evil is

• the song of the enemy

• the pearl

• the scorpion

• the doctor

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The symbol that early on represents greed and discrimination is

• the doctor

• the pearl

• the doctor's gate

• the song of the enemy

Steinbeck uses the grass-huts and the stone village to illustrate

• rich vs. poor
• nature vs. nurture
• good vs. evil 
• man vs. nature

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In the canoe, Juana prays for 

• Kino to find a pearl
• Kino to go to the doctor
• the soul of the evil doctor
•  the gods to heal Coyotito

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The beggars outside the church know the doctor is

• a great doctor
• self-centered and greedy
• a smart doctor
• the only doctor who can help them

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"The flutes were shining black to brown, and only a few small barnacles adhered to the shell." 
The quote above is an example of

• imagery
• simile
• hyperbole
• onmatopoeia

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