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The Pearl

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the protagonist of The Pearl?
a)
Juana
b)
Kino
c)
Coyotito
d)
the doctor
2.
Where is the setting of The Pearl?
a)
California
b)
Boston
c)
Mexico
d)
England
3.

What stings Coyotito?

a)

a tiger

b)

a scorpion

c)

a bear

d)

a dog

4.
What did Juana do when she discovered that Coyotito had been stung by a scorpion?
a)
Ran away
b)
She put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat  out the poison
c)
Cried and then asked Kino for help
d)
Called from the front door for neighbors to help
5.

Kino has no money to offer the doctor to treat Coyotito. All he has are which of the following:

a)

a few small pearls

b)

gold coins

c)

a bag of grain

d)

a promise to pay

6.

Which are possible themes from The Pearl?

a)

oppression

b)

good vs. evil

c)

family supporting one another

d)

all of the above

7.
In the description of the pearl buyers, what do we find out about the market in Kino's village?
a)
The pearl dealers are fair.
b)
The market is fixed. The buyers get together and set prices to cheat the village men.
c)
The pearl dealers represent the free and open market.
d)
none of the above
8.

What happened when Kino went to sell his pearl?

a)

all of the answers are correct

b)

Kino says he will go to the capital instead of dealing with these buyers.

c)

When Kino disagreed, three other buyers were brought in; each one said it was of little value.

d)

The pearl buyer told him it was not a valuable pearl.

9.
What happened to Juana and Kino's hut while they were at the beach?
a)
Their family decorated the hut for them.
b)
The hut was hit by a storm.
c)
The hut was burned down.
d)
none of the above
10.

Who did the tracker shoot?

a)

Coyotito

b)

Juana

c)

Kino

d)

A coyote

11.
Where does the doctor live?
a)
Cabin
b)
Apartment building
c)
Brush huts 
d)
Stone city
12.
Where does Kino hide the pearl?
a)
In his safe
b)
Under Coyotito's blanket
c)
Under his sleeping mat
d)
In the plant pot
13.

How did Kino acquire his canoe?

a)

He built it

b)

He stole it

c)

He inherited it

d)

He found it

14.
What does Kino think is worse than killing a man?
a)
KIlling a woman
b)
Burning down his house
c)
Destroying his canoe
d)
The false prices for the pearl
15.

What is the first conflict of the novella?

a)

Juana runs out of corn cakes

b)

Kino's house burns down

c)

Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion

d)

The doctor threatens Kino

16.

How does Kino react when the doctor turns him away?

a)

He cries

b)

He goes pearl diving

c)

He sells his canoe

d)

He strikes the front gate with his fists, blooding his knuckles

17.

How does the doctor treat Coyotito's scorpion wound?

a)

With a capsule filled with white powder

b)

with a strange purple liquid

c)

By administering a shot

d)

By wrapping it in seaweed

18.

How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him?

a)

By singing for money

b)

By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz

c)

By traveling to the captial to sell his pearl

d)

By filling a lawsuit

19.

How does Kino react when Juana attempts to steal the pearl from him?

a)

He agrees with her that the pearl will only bring them evil

b)

He punches her in the head and then kicks her

c)

He leaves her for another woman

d)

He chases her down and gently persuades her to return the pearl

20.
"Why should he, when he had more than he could do to take care of the rich people?"
Who is this quote talking about?
a)
The Priest
b)
The Doctor
c)
The King of Spain
d)
The Pearl Buyer
21.
"the bed that... helped pay for his wars, and had decorated the church"
Who is this quote talking about?
a)
The Priest
b)
The Doctor
c)
The King of Spain
d)
The Pearl Buyer
22.
"The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom."
To what is this quote referring? 
a)
The town's greed
b)
The scorpion
c)
The doctor's deception
d)
The priest's deception
23.
"would not graft onto him the evil limbs of greed and hatred and coldness"
What is this quote talking about?
a)
The Doctor's lies
b)
The Priest's sermon
c)
Kino's corruption
d)
The Pearl Buyer's manipulation
24.
"her eyes as cold as the eyes of a lioness"
What type of figurative language is this?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Extended Metaphor
25.
"A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet"
What type of figurative language is this?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Extended Metaphor
26.

Which character can be considered Kino's foil because he/she is a realist rather than idealist?

a)

Juan Tomas

b)

The Priest

c)

Coyotito

d)

The Doctor

27.
what made Kino to look for a pearl to pay for
a)
the repair of his damaged canoe
b)
Coyotito's treatment for a scorpian bite
c)
a new house for his brother
d)
a family vacation in La Paz
28.
What is Kino's occupation?
a)
fisherman
b)
priest
c)
doctor
d)
pearl buyer
29.
The doctor is 
a)
Kind and caring
b)
Selfish and greedy
c)
Tolerant and patient
d)
Fearful and anxious
30.

Who answers the door to the Doctor's house?

a)

A servant

b)

The doctor

c)

The priest

d)

A beggar

31.

How does Kino react when the doctor turns him away

a)

He cries

b)

He goes pearl diving

c)

He sells his canoe

d)

He strikes the front gate with his fists, blooding his knuckles

32.

Which of the following is not on the list of things Kino plans to buy with his newfound wealth?

a)

An education for Coyotitio

b)

A sailboat

c)

A rifle

d)

A proper marriage in the church

33.

What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl?

a)

Santa Lucia

b)

La Paz

c)

Cadaques

d)

Cancun

34.

What is the first pearl dealer's nervous habit?

a)

He plays with a coin in his hand

b)

He taps his foot

c)

He sings

d)

He smokes

35.

What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl?

a)

5,000 pesos

b)

1,000 pesos

c)

1,500 pesos

d)

20 pounds of sterling

36.

What reason does the dealer give for not liking the pearl

a)

it is too large

b)

it smell funny

c)

it is actually made out of beeswax

d)

it is stolen

37.

What does Juana propose to do with the pearl?

a)

He is set in a silver necklace that she can wear to the 8th grade dance

b)

Throw it back into the sea

c)

Donate it to charity

d)

Sell it to the highest bidder

38.

Why must Kino and his family flee from their neighborhood?

a)

Because Kino sets the fire to a group of house

b)

Because Kino steals a knife from his brother

c)

Because Kino kills a man

d)

Because the baby needs medical attention

39.

Where do Kino and Juana first take refuge after their house burns down?

a)

In a cave by the beach

b)

In their canoe

c)

At Juan Tomas's house

d)

In the forest

40.

What does Kino do to conceal himself from the trackers?

a)

He dons camouflage

b)

He strips naked

c)

He cuts his hair

d)

He grows a beard

41.

For what do the trackers mistake Coyotito's cry?

a)

A coyote's cry

b)

An owl's screech

c)

A cat's meow

d)

A bat's shriek

42.

How does Coyotito die?

a)

He falls off a cliff

b)

He is shot

c)

A scorpion poisons him

d)

He starves

43.

What does Kino do with the pearl at the novella's end?

a)

He denotes it to charity

b)

He sells it to the highest bidder

c)

He buries it in his brother's house

d)

He throws it back into the sea

44.
Who is the author of The Pearl? 
a)
Zora Neale Hurston
b)
Homer
c)
John Steinbeck 
d)
Robert Frost 
45.
The doctor is a colonist and will not treat the baby. He is only interested in _______________.
a)
Helping others
b)
The baby
c)
Money
d)
Making friends 
46.
Why does the doctor eventually come to help with Coyotito?
a)
He is asked by his wife to help.
b)
Because he want to help and feels sorrowful.
c)
The doctor comes because he, too, has heard that Kino has a great pearl.
d)
None of the above 
47.
Who is Juan Tomas?
a)
Juana's brother
b)
Kino's son
c)
Kino's brother
d)
Kino's grandfather
48.
In Chapter 5, where did Juana go early in the morning?
a)
To look for more pearls.
b)
To pay the doctor. 
c)
To talk to the priest. 
d)
To throw the pearl away. 
49.
Which of the following did NOT happen to Kino in Chapter 5?
a)
His house burned down.
b)
His canoe was destroyed. 
c)
He was attacked by Juana.
d)
He was attacked by a group of dark figures. 
50.
What happens to the trackers?
a)
They get a reward for finding Kino.
b)
They are frightened because they think they hear coyotes.
c)
They are killed by Kino.
d)
They get lost in the mountains.
51.
What do Kino and Juana do at the end of the story?
a)
They continue on to the capital.
b)
They return to the village.
c)
They get married in the church.
d)
They have a funeral for Coyotito. 
52.

When Kino goes to the doctor, he speaks to the servant in "the old language." What does that tell us about Kino?

a)

Kino likes to show off that he can speak two languages

b)

Kino's use of the old language identifies him as a local person

c)

Kino thinks the servant doesn't speak Spanish

53.

The doctor calling Coyotito an animal tells us that...

a)

the doctor likes animals

b)

the doctor thought Coyotito was actually a Coyote

c)

The doctor degrades local people

d)

the doctor was really tired, he probably didn't mean that

54.

Kino telling Juana to "hush!!!" very harshly (and Juana obeying) lets us know that...

a)

Kino doesn't like the sound of Juana's voice

b)

Kino is violent towards Juana

c)

Kino was really tired and wanted to go to sleep

55.
Direct characterization is when...
a)
An author SHOWS what a character is like
b)
An author TELLS us what a character is like
56.
"Kino is quiet" is an example of...
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
57.
Indirect characterization is when...
a)
an author SHOWS us what a character is like
b)
An author TELLS us what a character is like
58.
Who goes with Kino to sell the pearl?
a)
a procession of neighbors and townspeople
b)
family only
c)
Kino's best friend
d)
an agent

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