The Pearl

The story is set in or around _________, in Mexico.

• Tijuana

• Cancun

• Puerto Vallarta

• La Paz

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La Paz is a poor _________ community.

• mining

• fishing and pearl diving

• logging

• artisan

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Why do Kino and Juana take Coyotito to the doctor?

• Stomach problem

• To get a Covid vaccine

• Scorpion bite

• Toothache

How would you best describe the doctor?

• A friendly person who rushes to the door to help Coyotito immediately without thinking about money.

• A very old person who is near retirement age and cannot longer walk or see.

• A young indigenous university graduate who has just graduated from university and returned to town to help his people.

• A greedy man who mainly thinks about making a profit before treating his patients and who treats the indigenous people as if they were animals.

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When Kino, Juana and Coyotito arrive to the doctor's house, the servant tells them that __________________

• The doctor will treat Coyotito immediately.

• The doctor is seeing another patient at the moment and will see them later

• The doctor is not home

• The doctor is sleeping

Who is the author of The Pearl?

• John Travolta

• Ernest Hemingway

• Paul Preston

• John Steinbeck

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When the doctor finally came to examine Coyotito's scorpion sting, what proof did he give Kino and Juana that Coyotito was still very sick?

• Coyotito's shoulder was still swollen

• Coyotito was vomiting

• Coyotito's eyelids were blue

Where does Kino hide the pearl at night?

• In the corner of the brush hut

• In the doctor's safe

• In the fire pit

• Under his sleeping mat

After the pearl buyers cheat him, what does Kino do?

• He decides to go to the capital and sell his pearl.

• He decides to donate the pearl to the church.

• He shares the news with his neighbors and warns them about the pearl buyers.

• He goes into a rage and hurts some of the pearl buyers.

Juana wants to get rid of the pearl. What does Kino do to her when he finds her about to throw the pearl back into the ocean?

• He chases her down and forces her to give him the pearl.

• He asks Juan Tomas to talk to her.

• He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;.

• He agrees with her and they both toss the pearl into the ocean.