The Pearl Ch 1 & 2_MC

Match the following

• Wife of protagonist; supporting role

• Juana

• A poor native; the head of his household

• The doctor

• Concerned with wealth over welfare

• Kino

• An infant who is stung by a scorpion

• Juan Tomas

• Brother of protagonist; supporting role

• Coyotito

Read the passage and answer the question that follows:

They came to the place where the brush houses stopped and the city of stone and plaster began, the city of harsh outer walls and inner cool gardens where a little water played and the bougainvillea crusted the walls with purple and brick-red and white. They heard from the secret gardens the singing of caged birds and heard the splash of cooling water on hot flagstones. The procession crossed the blinding plaza and passed in front of the church. It had grown now, and on the outskirts the hurrying newcomers were being softly informed how the baby had been stung by a scorpion, how the father and mother were taking it to the doctor.

From this paragraph, which answer is NOT supported by the previous excerpt?

• It is very hot in the city.

• The city gardens are like miniature paradises.

• People in the city guard their homes from outsiders.

• It is cheaper to build homes from stone and plaster than from brush.

Describe the setting of La Paz, Mexico as depicted in chapter one of The Pearl.

• The setting of La Paz, Mexico in chapter one of The Pearl is described as a bustling, modern city

• The setting of La Paz, Mexico in chapter one of The Pearl is described as a war-torn, desolate wasteland

• The setting of La Paz, Mexico in chapter one of The Pearl is described as a small, poor, and humble fishing village.

• The setting of La Paz, Mexico in chapter one of The Pearl is described as a luxurious resort town

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Read the following passage:

They made a quick, soft-footed procession into the center of the town, first Juana and Kino, and behind them Juan Tomas and Apolonia, her big stomach jiggling with the strenuous pace, then all the neighbors with the children trotting on the flanks.

Now read the following dictionary entry:

flank (n) 1. The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip. 2. A cut of meat from a four-legged animal. 3. The right or left of a formation. 4. The area along either side of a heraldic shield.

Which definition BEST matches the meaning of the word flanks as it is used in the paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

What is the first sign a reader notices that Kino is nervous about approaching the doctor?

• “Kino hesitated a moment.”

• “Kino raised his right hand.”

• “Kino took off his hat and stood waiting.”

• “They could smell the frying of good bacon from the doctor’s house.”

Read the following paragraph:

And the newcomers, particularly the beggars from the front of the church who were great experts in financial analysis, looked quickly at Juana's old blue skirt, saw the tears in her shawl, appraised the green ribbon on her braids, read the age of Kino's blanket and the thousand washings of his clothes, and set them down as poverty people and went along to see what kind of drama might develop. The four beggars in front of the church knew everything in the town. They were students of the expressions of young women as they went into confession, and they saw them as they came out and read the nature of the sin. They knew every little scandal and some very big crimes. They slept at their posts in the shadow of the church so that no one crept in for consolation without their knowledge. And they knew the doctor. They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his avarice, his appetites, his sins. They knew his clumsy abortions and the little brown pennies he gave sparingly for alms. They had seen his corpses go into the church. And, since early Mass was over and business was slow, they followed the procession, these endless searchers after perfect knowledge of their fellow men, to see what the fat lazy doctor would do about an indigent baby with a scorpion bite.

Which BEST describes the main idea of the following paragraph?

• The beggars in the town can solve crimes.

• The beggars in the town know a lot about money.

• The beggars can tell how old a piece of clothing is.

• The beggars in the town are very knowledgeable about the local people.

Read the following sentence from the passage:

Crease by crease he unfolded it, until at last there came to view eight small misshapen seed pearls, as ugly and gray as little ulcers, flattened and almost valueless.

From this paragraph, which words LEAST help the reader understand the meaning of ulcers?

• "ugly" and "gray"

• 
  "small misshapen"

• "folded many times"

• "flattened and valueless"

What is symbolized by the glaring sun throwing the “bunched shadows of the people blackly on the white wall”?

• The villagers are viewed as cruel.

• The villagers are viewed as inferior.

• The villagers are standing close together.

• The villagers’ clothes are soiling the walls.

The doctor’s statement that he is a “doctor, not a veterinary” implies that

• Veterinaries are paid very little.

• The doctor failed veterinary school.

• The doctor thinks of Kino’s people as animals.

• Being a veterinary is not as respectable as being a doctor.

What is the significant of the Song of the Family to Kino?

• It reminds him of his ancestors.

• It represents peace stability.

• It foreshadows impending danger.

• It symbolizes his future wealth.