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WorksheetsThe Pearl, Ch. 1 Inferences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"She(Juana) was looking at him(Kino) as she was always looking at him when he awakened." We can infer all BUT...
Juana never sleeps.
Juana loves Kino.
The couple is happy together.
Juana doesn't want to wake Kino,
"Sometimes it (Song of the Family)rose to an aching chord that caught the throat, saying this is safety, this is warmth, this is the Whole." We can infer...
the family is poor
the family has problems
the family is happy
the family sings
"He lowered the blanket from his nose now, for the dark poisonous air was gone and the yellow sunlight fell on the house." From the word poisonous, we can infer...
The air is different in daylight.
Kino enjoys being outside at night.
Kino will die if he breaths night air through his nose.
Kino thinks night air is bad.
"That (corncakes and pulque) was the only breakfast he had ever known..." We can infer all BUT...
They are poor.
They don't have a lot of choices for food.
They are boring.
They have a simple diet.
"...but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway. Kino sighed with satisfaction--and that was conversation." We can infer . . .
Kino and Juana are angry at each other.
Kino and Juana are content without talking.
Kino and Juana are keeping their feelings in.
Kino and Juana don't enjoy talking.
"Under her breath Juana repeated an ancient magic to guard against evil... and on top of that she muttered a Hail Mary..." We can infer all EXCEPT...
Juana has had Christian teachings.
Juana believes prayers help.
Juana only prays when there is trouble.
Juana has kept parts of the old culture.
"She(Juana)put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat.." From this we can infer....
Juana has had medical training.
Juana doesn't understand how scorpion stings work.
Juana has been taught what to do for scorpion stings.
Juana is an irresponsible mother.
She(Juana), who was obedient and respectful and cheerful and patient, she could arch her back in child pain with hardly a cry." We can infer all BUT...
Juana was typical woman.
Juana was strong, mentally and physically.
Juana was respectable.
Juana was a good wife for Kino.
"'Juana wants the doctor.' A wonderful thing, a memorable thing, to want the doctor." We can infer that the neighbors think...
Juana is crazy.
Juana is foolish.
Juana wants something impossible.
Juana wants something unusual.
"To get him(the doctor)would be a remarkable thing. The doctor never came to the cluster of brush houses." We can infer...
the doctor only helps rich people
there is hope that the doctor will help
poor neighborhoods fear doctors
people in brush houses don't like doctors
"She(Juana)looked up at him, her eyes as cold as the eyes of a lioness. This was Juana's first baby..." We can infer that Juana feels...
angry
violent
scared
protective
"The thing had become a neighborhood affair. They made a quick ...procession into the center of town..." We can infer all about the neighbors EXCEPT...
They don't have anything more important to do.
They want to see if the doctor will help.
They want to help fight the doctor.
They feel that Kino's problem is their problem too.
"...they(beggars) knew the doctor. They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his avarice, his appetites, his sins." We can infer all about the doctor EXCEPT...
he is respected
he is unkind
he is greedy
he is bad
(At the doctor's house) "They could hear the splashing water and the singing of caged birds...they could smell the frying of good bacon..." We can infer...
the doctor's breakfast is better than Kino's
the doctor eats birds
the doctor has a fountain
the doctor is rich
"The doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race..." We can infer all BUT...
Kino's people have been oppressed.
Two races live together.
Kino's race has no power.
The doctor's people understands Kino's culture.
"...the indigence came humbly to the door...Kino felt weak and afraid and angry at the same time. Rage and terror went together." We can infer...
The doctor will be polite.
Kino will be impolite.
Kino may attack the doctor.
Kino hates the doctor.
"...the doctor sat up in his high bed...on his lap was a silver tray with a silver chocoate pot and a tiny cup of eggshell china..." From this we can infer all BUT...
The doctor lives in luxury.
The doctor is happy.
The doctor has nice things
The doctor eats well.
"His eyes rested in puffy little hammocks of flesh and his mouth drooped with discontent." We can infer...
the doctor is handsome
the doctor is healthy
the doctor is not happy
the doctor is content
(The doctor) "Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for 'little Indians? I am a doctor, not a veterinary." From the doctor's words, we can infer all EXCEPT...
He knows he can't help the baby.
He thinks he has better things to do.
He thinks that he's better than Kino's people.
He thinks of Kino's people as animals.
(After the doctor refuses to help the baby) "a wave of shame went over the whole procession...the neighbors departed so that the public shaming of Kino would not be in their eyes." We can infer all BUT...
The neighbors respect Kino.
The neighors are ashamed of their own poverty.
The doctor's cruelty hurts everyone.
The neighbors want to see Kino's reaction.
