The Pearl Macmillan

What does their action with the pearl symbolize?

• Honor is more important than wealth

• Kino has lost in his conflicts with man and nature

• Juana wants Kino to give up diving for pearls

• Man's will  power is stronger than greed

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who are the main characters in the novel?

• Kino and Juana

• Kino, Juana, The Doctor

• Juana, Kino, Coyotitto

• Church Pastors and The Pearl

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which statement is accurate based on the novella "The Pearl?"

• The pearl has been stolen

• Kino was dead

• The doctor is kind person

• The pearl destroyed Kino's family

What is the setting for "The Pearl?"

• Cuba

• United States

• Mexico

• Spain

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

"She(Juana) was looking at him(Kino) as she was always looking at him when he awakened." We can infer all BUT...

• Juana never sleeps.

• Juana loves Kino.

• The couple is happy together.

• Juana doesn't want to wake Kino,

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"She(Juana)put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat.." From this we can infer....

• Juana has had medical training.

• Juana doesn't understand how scorpion stings work.

• Juana has been taught what to do for scorpion stings.

• Juana is an irresponsible mother.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"She(Juana)looked up at him, her eyes as cold as the eyes of a lioness. This was Juana's first baby..." We can infer that Juana feels...

• angry

• violent

• scared

• protective

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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

What is Steinbeck's tone as he describes the Song of the Pearl That Might Be?

• Hopeful

• Pessimistic

• Whimsical

• Exhausted

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4