The Pearl Chapter Four

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

• Hopeful

• Pessimistic

• Whimsical

• Exhausted

Which line foreshadows, or helps you know what will happen, the finding of the Pearl of the World?

• "the little secret melody of the pearl that might be was stronger this morning"

• "Kino, in his pride and youth, could remain down over two minutes without strain."

• "A little to his right a hummock of rubbly rock stuck up..."

• "Because they were disturbed, the oysters were tightly closed."

Why was Kino reluctant to open the "great oyster?"

• He didn't want the oyster to hurt his hand.

• He owed an oyster to another "pearler."

• He didn't want to touch the barnacles.

• He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl.

Why does Steinbeck describe the melody of the maybe pearl as being "clear and beautiful" when Kino finds the great pearl?

• Because the pearl was so beautiful that it looked clear.

• Because it was clear that they had found a valuable pearl.

• Because Kino could hear the song better above the water.

• Because the water was very clear that day.

Pearl is a symbol of the living ___________ between Hester Prynne and Master Dimmesdale.

• ghost

• secret

• flower

• rose

Pearl goes into a fit across the brook; what does Hester attribute this behavior to?

• Pearl is showing her distaste for Master Dimmesdale.

• Pearl is not accustomed to seeing Hester without the scarlet letter.

• Pearl has become possessed by evil spirits.

• Pearl refuses to do her homework.

Pearl is considered to be the living embodiment of the Scarlet Letter. This is an example of what?

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Anthromorpism

• Mood

What is the main conflict in Chapter Four of 'The Pearl'?

• Kino's struggle with the pearl buyers

• Juana's illness

• Coyotito's education

• The village's celebration

How does Steinbeck portray the pearl buyers in Chapter Four?

• As honest and fair

• As greedy and manipulative

• As indifferent and uninterested

• As generous and kind

What literary device is used when Kino imagines the future with the pearl in Chapter Four?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Irony