The Pearl Chapter Four

How did Steinbeck let you know that the selling of the pearl was an extremely important event?

• Juana and Kino dressed in their best clothes

• The other pearl divers did not go out that day because there was "too much happening"

• The whole town participated in the processional into the city

• all of the above

In what way did the pearl buyers mislead the people?

• They made it look like they all worked independently, but they really worked for the same man.

• They had the beggar do all of their bidding

• They brought several pearls to the table and then swapped the pearls out when the seller was not looking

• They had the doctor examine the pearl before they offered a price.

Who told Kino the story about the old ones who thought of a way to outwit the pearl buyers by hiring an agent to do their bidding? When each agent set out, he disappeared and was never heard from again.

• The Priest

• The Doctor

• Juan Tomas

• Juana

What sermon did the priest give to those who tried to outwit the pearl buyers?

• The loss of the pearl was God's "goodness on their life."

• The loss of the pearl was God's way "of reminding the people that money is evil."

• The loss of the pearl was a reminder to "tithe to the church every Sunday."

• The loss of the pearl was "a punishment visited on those who tried to leave their station”.

Based on the chapter 4 reading, the priest does not care about the well-being of his parishioners. He is a tool for the wealthy pearl buyers because he is telling the people that it is “god’s will” that they must stay in their divinely appointed station in life.

• true

• false

The pearl buyers tell Kino his pearl is like fools gold. They call it a monstrosity and said the pearl's value would deteriorate. They each offer him less money than Kino thinks the pearl is worth.

• True

• False

How does Kino respond to the pearl buyers?

• He sold the pearl for 1000 pesos

• He walked away in anger and refused to deal with them.

• He sold the pearl to the doctor

• He walked away in anger and threw the pearl back into the ocean.

What did “he lost one world and not gained another” mean?

• Because Kino is so wealthy, he is expected to go to school and become a doctor.

• Kino has no choice but to throw the pearl away and return to life as normal

• Kino can never go back to the way things were, and he has yet to gain anything in return.

• Kino has gained great wealth from the pearl, but he misses his job as a pearl diver.

What happened in the evening after Kino's encounter with the pearl buyers?

• Kino heard a noise outside the hut, and when he went to investigate he was brutally attacked.

• Kino heard a noise outside the hut, and when he went to investigate Juan Tomas was standing guard outside his house.

• Kino slept soundly for the first time since Coyotito's scorpion bite.

• Kino and Juana left the town and headed north for safety.

How does Juana respond to what happens to Kino at the end of Chapter 4?

• She prays to the ancient gods.

• She claims the pearl is evil and begs him to destroy it.

• She kills Kino's attacker protecting him.

• She begs Juan Tomas to talk some sense into Kino before it is too late.