The Pearl Vocabulary, Chapters 1 and 2

In The Pearl, a small _________ of birds was in the description of the setting in Chapter 1.

• savage
• avarice

• detachment
• covey

What is the term for moving in a twisting and turning manner due to pain?

• writhing

• detaching

• obscuring

• appraising

Juana acted __________ when she attempted to remove the poison from Coyotito's wound after the scorpion bite.

• Deliberately

• Speculatively

• Instinctively

• Deftly

The doctor _____________ did not see Kino and the baby because of his ___________ for money.

• speculatively...avarice

• deliberately...avarice

• plaintively...avarice

• unknowingly...avarice

If a person SPECULATIVELY considers a situation, they are likely to make a hasty decision without much thought.

• True

• False

The servant at the doctor's office showed DECENCY to Kino when addressing Kino in the traditional language.

• True

• False

The PERCEPTIBLE avarice of the Doctor showed he was unlikely to assist Coyotito.

• True

• False

A small pond with still water would not have water UNDULATING back and forth.

• True
• False

The ____________________ child was pleading with his mother for a toy after the visit to the supermarket.

• caring

• suppliant

• writhed

• obscured

An antonym for OBSCURED would be "easily seen; in plain sight".

• True

• False