The Pearl Chapter 3

What is the item that Kino found nicknamed?

• The Pearl of the World

• The Pearl of the Family

• The Pearl of the Year

• The Pearl of the Town

Which one of these is NOT something Kino sees for his future in the Pearl?

• Getting married to Juana in the church

• Coyotito going to school

• A rifle

• His family wearing new clothes and shoes on their feet

• A new canoe

Read the passage below:

"Kino was already making a hard skin for himself against the world. His eyes and his mind probed for danger before it appeared."

What does this mean?

• Kino has become greedy because of the wealth the pearl has brought him.

• Kino is distrusting of everyone in the town, and he believes something bad will happen if he's not careful.

• Kino is afraid the Gods will see his success he got on his own and take revenge on him for not giving back.

• Kino is getting ready to fight the townspeople that are responsible for stealing his pearl.

How does Kino feel about the Doctor after he puts medicine in Coyotito to save him?

• Kino feels remorseful and sad that he did not believe in the Doctor before.

• Kino feels appreciative that the Doctor was able to successfully heal his son.

• Kino feels suspicious of the Doctor, and he thinks Coyotitio is not fully healed.

• Kino is angry that the Doctor wants him to pay for the service immediately after he is done working.

Which one of these statements DOES NOT SHOW how Juana feels about the pearl at the end of chapter 3?

• She tells Kino to throw it back into the ocean.

• She is afraid of the pearl and believes it is "a sin".

• She asks Kino to break it because she thinks it will destroy their family.

• She becomes greedy and urges Kino to go out and find more so Coyotito can go to school.

Who is the only person genuinely happy and worried for Kino's family?

• Juan Tomas, Kino's brother

• the priest

• the doctor

• the beggars

Who is Kino afraid of?

• Everyone

• Juana

• satan

• the pearl buyers

How does Kino keep the pearl safe?

• he buries it

• he keeps it in his pocket

• he hides it in Juan Tomas's house

• He keeps it in a safe in the bank

The doctor gives the baby a white powder, and his next words are very suspicious.  What does he say?

• the baby is fine and doesn't need treatment
• "I think the poison will attack within the hour," he said. "The medicine may save the baby from hurt, but I will come back in an hour.
• I have saved the baby from this unfortunate accident

In the description of the pearl buyers, what do we find out about the market in Kino's village?

• The pearl dealers are fair.
• The market is fixed. The buyers get together and set prices to cheat the village men.
• The pearl dealers represent the free and open market.
• none of the above