Study Skills: The Pearl John Steinbeck

What are the names of main characters of "The Pearl"?

What is the only thing sheep could learn and bleated all the time?

The scorpion symbolizes . . .

Hint: Pick 2

• The destruction of innocence.

• Wealth

• You should be content and happy with the things you have.

• Evil

• Greed

Where does The Pearl take place?

• Paris, France

• La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

• New Delhi, India

• Tokyo, Japan

The pearl is the size of ____________.

• a quail egg

• a chicken egg

• an easter egg

• a seagull egg

Kino put the oysters in a

• bucket

• canoe

• sack

• basket

Why was Kino reluctant to open the "great oyster?"

• He didn't want the oyster to hurt his hand.

• He owed an oyster to another "pearler."

• He didn't want to touch the barnacles.

• He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl.

What kind of house do Kino and Juana live in?

• Clay House

• Wooden house

• Stone and plaster house

• Brush house

In what time period does The Pearl take place?

• Early 1900s

• Late 1900s

• Early 1800s

Kino lives close to a beach

• True

• False