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WorksheetsThe Pearl Chapters 1-2 Summative
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
"The pigs were already beginning their ceaseless turning of twigs."
destructive
continuous
pointless
noisey
"She could stand fatigue...almost better than Kino himself."
sickness
tiredness
hunger
insults
"And then the...look was gone from him and the rigidity from his body."
worry
stiffness
flexibility
sickness
"Her big stomach [was] jiggling with the strenuous pace."
bouncy
difficult
humorous
simple
"The procession crossed the blinding plaza and passed in front of the church."
an angry mob
a streak of light, typically figurative
a number of people moving forward, usually as part of a ceremony
a flock of birds
"The beggars...appraised the green ribbon on her braids."
mocked
were envious of
approved of
judged the value of
"They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his avarice."
appetite
intention to do evil
prejudice
extreme greed
"They knew his clumsy abortions and the little brown pennies he gave sparingly for alms."
an intentional insult
the payment of a fine
a donation to the poor
forgiveness of sin
"The indigene came humbly to the door."
foreigner
person of arrogance
native to a particular place
poor person
"His voice was hoarse with the fat that pressed on his throat."
sounding raspy
blocked off
sounding strong
completely gone
"His whole subsequent life was memory and longing for France."
coming before something in time
of a pathetic state
coming after something in time
a state of high importance
"Slowly he put his suppliant hat on his head."
a person making a humble plea to a person in power
an object that has been gifted
something that is used to carry goods
to be made of straw
"The town lay on a broad estuary."
farmland
unpaved road
where a stream meets a larger body of water
an island in a fresh water lake
"The uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted out others hung over the whole Gulf."
made secret
exposed
casted doubt over
removed
"It is the bulwark against starvation."
a preventative measure
a defensive wall
a planned attack
a heartfelt prayer
"The minds of people are as unsubstantial as the mirage of the Gulf."
hard to understand
having little or no solidity
fickle
a premise built upon false hope
"Above, the surface of the water was an undulating mirror of brightness."
highly reflective
smoothly rising and falling
to be disorganized
a prolonged motion
"The water would not be obscured with mud or sand."
flung; tossed
tarnished; stained
built; elevated
hidden; concealed
"But in the song there was a secret little inner song, barely perceptible."
noticeable; detectable
voiced; spoken
likable; pleasant
at odds; inharmonious
"He worked deliberately, selecting the largest shells."
recklessly
quickly
intentionally
desperately
"It captured the light and refined it and gave it back in silver incandescence."
a poisonous emission
to emit a glowing light
splendor; magnificence
confusion; bewilderment
