WorksheetsLRMS The Pearl chapters 4-5
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What do the pearl buyers want?
to make a profit
to get the lowest possibe price for a pearl
to get the highest possible price for a pearl
to make the patron happy
All the poor people want Kino to . . .
give money to the poor
move to a nicer house
to fail
to be a bad person
Who doesn't go with Kino to sell the pearl?
the town's people
Juana and Coyotito
Juan Thomas and Apalonia
the priest
Kino wears his hat at a tilt because . . .
he wants to look serious and agressive
he wants to look rich
he wants to look handsome
he wants to show respect
What does Juan Thomas warn Kino?
that Juana will try to throw the pearl in the ocean
that the buyers will try to cheat them
that the priest can't be trusted
that the doctor will hurt Coyotito
What happened when Kino's people hired agents to sell the pearls in the city?
They made more money.
They made less money.
The agents ran away with the money from the pearls.
The patron killed the agents.
The reader doesn't know exactly what happened.
The priest tells Kino's people to . . .
try hard to be more successful.
stay in the station where God placed them.
learn how to read.
give a lot of money to the church.
The pearl buyers do all the following EXCEPT . . .
hide the pretty pearls.
give Kino a fair offer.
lie about the value.
call the pearl fool's gold.
What does Kino tell the buyers when they tried to cheat him?
He will take the pearl to the capital city to sell.
He will throw the pearl in the ocean.
He will kill them.
He will think about their offers.
What happens after Kino refuses to sell his pearl in town?
He and Juana have a fight.
Juan Thomas tells him to hide.
Kino gets attacked again.
Kino throws the pearl in the ocean.
Juana takes the pearl ...
to sell the pearl
to hide it from Kino
to throw it in the ocean
to give it to Juan Tomas
Where did the pearl end up?
Kino took it and threw it in the sea to be rid of it
Juana took it and threw it in the sea to be rid of it
Kino took it and dropped it when he was attacked
What happened to Kino and Juana's house
Somebody broke in and took the pearl
Somebody broke in and started a fire
Somebody burned it while they were sleeping
Someone broke in to take the baby
What event leads Juana to realize their old life is gone forever?
The pearl was gone forever
Kino had killed a man in the dark
Juan Thomas told her this
She knew that once they left the village for the capital, nothing would be the same.
What do the people in the village believe after the fire?
That Kino and Juana left for the capital
The Kino and Juana sold the pearl and took their fortune to a new land
The Kino and Juan died in the fire
That Kino and Juana burned their own house out of anger toward the pearl buyers
Who saved coyotito from the house?
Kino
Juana
Juan Tomas
Apollonia
In this village, what is worse than the killing of a man?
disagreeing with the priest
destroying a boat
beating your wife
losing a child
How does Kino feel about the pearl? p. 67
He calls it his "soul" and his destiny. He cannot be parted from it
He finally realizes that it is cursed and wants to be rid of it
He sees it a burden that God sent him to carry, a test of faith
He thinks people go mad if they see it, so he keeps it disguised
