The Pearl: Mostly Chapter 6

What did Kino do with the Pearl at the end of the story?

• Sold it for 1000 pesos

• Threw it in the ocean

• Gave it to the church

• Gave it to his brother

What was Juana carrying wrapped in her shawl when they returned to the village of La Paz?

• The pearl

• The Rifle

• Food and water

• Coyotito's body

What does everyone remember in the town of La Paz?

• The day Juana and Kino came back

• The day the doctor came o the brush houses

• The day the houses burned

• The day Juana and Kino left the town

After Kino kills the last tracker the narrator says that Kino heard [what] from the cave?

• The cries of his ancestors

• Juana laughing

• The cry of death

• Coyotito crying

Juana fears the trackers will see Kino in the night because of [these].

• Their cigarettes

• His white clothes

• His dark skin

• The glimmers from the pearl

Ironically, Kino notices a gleam of light from [what] he desires most, carried by one of the trackers.

• The Pearl

• The Horse

• The Rifle

• The Cigarette

As they pause in their escape, Kino still sees a vision of their wedding, Coyotito going to school, and the rifle, but now the Song of the Family wis mixed with [what]?

• The Song of Evil

• The Song of the Hunter

• The Song of the Baby

• The Song of the Doctor

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What do Juana and Juan Thomas have in common?

• They hate Kino

• They want to keep the pearl for themselves

• They want Kino to keep the pearl

• They want Kino to get rid of the pearl

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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Juan Tomas says to Kino, "You have defied not the pearl buyers, but the whole structure, the whole way of life. I am afraid for you." What does he mean?

• The pearl buyers will not buy any more pearls from the villagers.

• It is not Kino's place to try and improve his life.

• It is against the law to refuse to sell to pearl buyers.

• Kino is becoming greedy and mean.

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What does their action with the pearl at the end of the story symbolize?

• Kino has lost in his conflicts with man and nature.

• Honor is more important than wealth.

• Juana wants Kino to give up diving for pearls.

• Man's will power is stronger than greed.