WorksheetsThe Pearl Chapter 4 Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
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.
How does Kino respond to Juana at the end of Chapter 4?
"I will fight this thing... We will have our chance"
"…no one shall take our good fortune from us.”
"believe me...I am a man"
all of the above
A ___________ is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. It often uses like or as.
metaphor
personification
simile
allusion
A ____________ is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Allusion
____________________ is a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes.
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Personification
_____________ is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
Symbol
Theme
Metaphor
Simile
_________________ is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else, like an idea, in literature.
Symbolism
Theme
Personification
Allusion
________________ is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
simile
allusion
metaphor
diction
What figurative language is used in this quote: "The houses belched people; the doorways spewed children."?
metaphor
simile
personification
allusion
What literary device is used in this passage: "each man and woman is like a soldier sent by God to guard some part of the castle of the Universe."
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Personification
Which literary device is used in the following quote: "A town has a nervous system an a head and shoulders and feet. A town is a thing separate from all other towns, so that there are no two towns alike. And a town has a whole emotion..."
personification
simile
metaphor
allusion
What literary device is used in the following quote: "The nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with news- Kino had found the pearl of the world."
metaphor
personification
simile
allusion
What figurative language is used in the following quote: "But the evil was all about, hidden behind the brush fence, crouched beside the house in the shadows, hoovering in the air."
personification
metaphor
allusion
simile
What theme is best represented in this quote? "'I am a man. Hush.' And she was silent, for his voice was command."
Humans cannot control their own lives completely
Class cannot be changed by wealth
Gender superiority can lead to oppression
Man's struggle between good and evil
What theme is best represented in this quote? "And as though she too could hear the Song of Evil, she fought it, singing softly the melody of the family, of the safety and warmth and wholeness of the family."
ambition can lead to destruction
greed leads to corruption
class cannot change wealth
man's constant struggle between good and evil
What theme is best represented in this quote? "We do know we are cheated from birth to overcharge on our coffins. But we survive. You have defied not the pearl buyers, but the whole structure, the whole way of life, and I am afraid for you."
Men of lower class cannot escape oppression
family bonds can overcome adversity
gender superiority leads to oppression
dreams can overcome classism
What theme is best represented in this quote? "For his dream of the future was real and never to be destroyed, and he had said, 'I will go,' and that made it a real thing too. To determine to go and to say it was to be half way there."
Man's struggle between good and evil
Family bonds can overcome adversity
Ambition can lead to destruction
Class cannot be changed by wealth
What theme is best represented in this quote? "Now there was only one pearl buyer with many hands, and the men who sat in their offices knew what prices they would offer Kino, how high they would bid, and what method each one would use."
Culture Superiority leads to oppression
Family bonds overcome adversity
Gender Superiority leads to oppression
Man's struggle between good and evil
