The Pearl Chapters 1-3

What point of view does the narrator use in The Pearl.

• First person- the narrator is in the story

• Second person-the narrator is giving directions

• Third person- the narrator is outside of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which statement is TRUE about Coyotito?

• He was bitten by a spider.

• He walked to the mountains with his parents.

• He died from a gunshot wound.

• He swam in the ocean.

Which statement is FALSE about Coyotito?

• He is Kino and Juana’s first child.

• His parents threw him into the sea.

• He became sick from the doctor’s medicine.

• Juana's poultice helped to heal his shoulder wound.

Which statement is FALSE about Juana?

• She killed the scorpion.

• She put seaweed on Coyotito.

• She tried to throw away the pearl.

• She walked with Kino to the mountains.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which statement is TRUE about the doctor?

• He often treated the families in the brush houses.

• He was not concerned about whether a sick person could pay him.

• He told Kino he could keep the pearl safe for him.

• He was a young, thin, strong man.

Which statement is TRUE about Kino?

• He dreams of a better life for his family.

• He built the canoe that he uses for fishing.

• He went to the capital alone to sell the pearl.

• He gave the pearl to his brother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which statement is FALSE about Kino?

• He hopes that Coyotito will learn to read and write.

• He asked Juan Tomas to sell the pearl for him.

• He killed some men who wanted to steal the pearl.

• He refused to sell the pearl for a low price.

(p.14) Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most valuable possession?

• A seashell that he has always treasured

• A cowskin drum

• His wedding ring

• His grandfather's canoe

(p.15) Juana applies her own remedies to Coyotito's wound. So why does she still want the doctor to help?

• Because his medicine has more authority

• Because the doctor has always been kind to the "little Indians"

• Because Coyotito's wound became infected

• Because Kino wants the doctor's help

(p.15) What does Juana pray for as they set out in the canoe?

• She prays directly for Coyotito to recover.

• She prays that they will be safe in the boat.

• She prays for it to not rain as they are in the Gulf

• She prays that they find a pearl to pay the doctor with.