The Pearl Chapters 1-3

How does Kino feel at the beginning of the story when he awakes?

• depressed

• anxious

• satisfied

• angry

Kino's most valuable possession is what?

• his hut

• his rfile

• his canoe

• his grandfather's ring

What is a parable?

• a story in which moral lesson can be drawn from its events

• a serious story

• a story with hidden meaning

• a story with a contradictory theme

How do Kino's people make a living?

• deep-sea fishing

• recreational boating

• farming

• pearl diving

What does it mean when Steinbeck compares the town to a "colonial animal"?

• it had a bad smell like a pack of hyenas

• it made different sounds similar to a herd of cows

• it was living and breathing and news traveled fast

• The people worked together like bees

What song does Kino hear when the priest comes to visit?

• Song of Evil

• Song of the Family

• Song of the Priest

• Song of Religion

What is Kino's brother's name?

• John Tomas

• Juan Tomas

• John Thomas

• Juan Timotheus

What does it mean when it says, "Kino was already making a hard skin for himself against the world?"

• He had a bad sunburn

• He was learning not to trust others

• He wanted everything for himself

• He had accepted his place in the world

What event began the conflict in the story?

• The visit from the priest

• The beggars watching sinners at the church

• The scorpion's stinging the baby

• Kino's finding of the pearl

What does Juana want to do with the pearl at the end of chapter 3?

• Give to the poor

• Sell it at the Capitol

• Give it to the church

• Throw it back in the ocean