WorksheetsThe Pearl
Total questions: 139
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
The story is set in or around _________, in Mexico.
Tijuana
Cancun
Puerto Vallarta
La Paz
La Paz is a poor _________ community.
mining
fishing and pearl diving
logging
artisan
Why do Kino and Juana take Coyotito to the doctor?
Stomach problem
To get a Covid vaccine
Scorpion bite
Toothache
How would you best describe the doctor?
A friendly person who rushes to the door to help Coyotito immediately without thinking about money.
A very old person who is near retirement age and cannot longer walk or see.
A young indigenous university graduate who has just graduated from university and returned to town to help his people.
A greedy man who mainly thinks about making a profit before treating his patients and who treats the indigenous people as if they were animals.
When Kino, Juana and Coyotito arrive to the doctor's house, the servant tells them that __________________
The doctor will treat Coyotito immediately.
The doctor is seeing another patient at the moment and will see them later
The doctor is not home
The doctor is sleeping
Who is the author of The Pearl?
John Travolta
Ernest Hemingway
Paul Preston
John Steinbeck
When the doctor finally came to examine Coyotito's scorpion sting, what proof did he give Kino and Juana that Coyotito was still very sick?
Coyotito's shoulder was still swollen
Coyotito was vomiting
Coyotito's eyelids were blue
Where does Kino hide the pearl at night?
In the corner of the brush hut
In the doctor's safe
In the fire pit
Under his sleeping mat
After the pearl buyers cheat him, what does Kino do?
He decides to go to the capital and sell his pearl.
He decides to donate the pearl to the church.
He shares the news with his neighbors and warns them about the pearl buyers.
He goes into a rage and hurts some of the pearl buyers.
Juana wants to get rid of the pearl. What does Kino do to her when he finds her about to throw the pearl back into the ocean?
He chases her down and forces her to give him the pearl.
He asks Juan Tomas to talk to her.
He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;.
He agrees with her and they both toss the pearl into the ocean.
When Kino's canoe is destroyed, what does that symbolize?
His anger toward the ones who tried to steal the pearl.
The foreshadowing of his new wealth.
The breaking away from his culture.
What does the pearl symbolize?
Kino and all of the changes he went through.
Greed
Kino's native culture.
The scorpion symbolizes . . .
The destruction of innocence.
Wealth
You should be content and happy with the things you have.
Evil
Greed
What does the doctor daydream about?
Europe
London, England
France
The ocean
When does Kino first hear the Song of Evil/Enemy?
When he tries to sell the pearl.
When the scorpion stings Coyotito.
When the doctor's servant turns him away at the gate.
Where did Kino get his canoe?
He built it himself.
His great-grandfather built it.
He inherited it from his father.
Juan Tomas and Kino stole it from another pearl diver.
What is a parable?
A form of figurative language.
The main character in a novel.
A short story in which people, things, and events have a symbolic meaning.
A short story that teaches a moral lesson.
Which of the following IS NOT an example of a moral lesson from The Pearl?
Coyotito will be mistaken for a coyote pup.
Put family first not things, like a large pearl.
Listen and trust those around you; the ones that love you.
Don't be too greedy because it can destroy your life.
Which of the following IS NOT rising action?
We meet Kino, Juana, and Coyotito.
Kino finds the great pearl.
The doctor refuses to treat Coyotito's scorpion sting.
Coyotito is stung by a scorpion.
What is the climax or turning point of the novel?
Kino beats Juana.
The doctor gives Coyotito something to make him vomit.
Kino is attacked by people looking to steal the pearl.
Kino kills the man that attacked him.
What is the resolution to the story?
Coyotito is killed.
Juan Tomas and Apolonia greet Kino and Juana when they return to the village.
Kino kills the three trackers.
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.
What is the setting for "The Pearl?"
Cuba
United States
Mexico
Spain
Who are the main characters in the novel?
Kino and Juana
Kino, Juana, The Doctor
Juana, Kino, Coyotitto
Church Pastors and The Pearl
Which term below best defines:
the cost of something or how important it is
value
earnings
worth
cost
"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,
"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.
When does Kino first hear the Song of Evil/Enemy?
When he tries to sell the pearl.
When the scorpion stings Coyotito.
When the doctor's servant turns him away at the gate.
"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)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
Juana applies her own remedies to Coyotito's wound. So why does she still want the doctor to help?
Because his medicine has more authority
Because the doctor has always been kind to the "little Indians"
Because Coyotito's wound became infected
Because Kino wants the doctor's help
"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
The scorpion symbolizes . . .
The destruction of innocence.
Wealth
You should be content and happy with the things you have.
Evil
Greed
Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most valuable possession?
A seashell that he has always treasured
A cowskin drum
His wedding ring
His grandfather's canoe
Where did Kino get his canoe?
He built it himself.
His great-grandfather built it.
He inherited it from his father.
Juan Tomas and Kino stole it from another pearl diver.
What is Steinbeck's tone as he describes the Song of the Pearl That Might Be?
Hopeful
Pessimistic
Whimsical
Exhausted
Which line foreshadows, or helps you know what will happen, the finding of the Pearl of the World?
"the little secret melody of the pearl that might be was stronger this morning"
"Kino, in his pride and youth, could remain down over two minutes without strain."
"A little to his right a hummock of rubbly rock stuck up..."
"Because they were disturbed, the oysters were tightly closed."
What does the pearl symbolize?
Kino and all of the changes he went through.
Greed
Kino's native culture.
Why was Kino reluctant to open the "great oyster?"
He didn't want the oyster to hurt his hand.
He owed an oyster to another "pearler."
He didn't want to touch the barnacles.
He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl.
Juana wants to get rid of the pearl. What does Kino do to her when he finds her about to throw the pearl back into the ocean?
He chases her down and forces her to give him the pearl.
He asks Juan Tomas to talk to her.
He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;.
He agrees with her and they both toss the pearl into the ocean.
After the pearl buyers cheat him, what does Kino do?
He decides to go to the capital and sell his pearl.
He decides to donate the pearl to the church.
He shares the news with his neighbors and warns them about the pearl buyers.
He goes into a rage and hurts some of the pearl buyers.
What is the climax or turning point of the novel?
Kino beats Juana.
The doctor gives Coyotito something to make him vomit.
Kino is attacked by people looking to steal the pearl.
Kino kills the man that attacked him.
What is the resolution to the story?
Coyotito is killed.
Juan Tomas and Apolonia greet Kino and Juana when they return to the village.
Kino kills the three trackers.
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.
Which of the following IS NOT an example of a moral lesson from "The Pearl?"
Coyotito will be mistaken for a coyote pup.
Put family first not things, like a large pearl.
Listen and trust those around you; the ones that love you.
Don't be too greedy because it can destroy your life.
Which statement is accurate based on the novella "The Pearl?"
The pearl has been stolen
Kino was dead
The doctor is kind person
The pearl destroyed Kino's family
"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.
What is the item that Kino found nicknamed? Be specific.
(a)
Which one of these is NOT something Kino sees for his future in the Pearl?
Getting married to Juana in the church
Coyotito going to school
A rifle
His family wearing new clothes and shoes on their feet
A new canoe
Read the passage below:
"Kino was already making a hard skin for himself against the world. His eyes and his mind probed for danger before it appeared."
What does this mean?
Kino has become greedy because of the wealth the pearl has brought him.
Kino is distrusting of everyone in the town, and he believes something bad will happen if he's not careful.
Kino is afraid the Gods will see his success he got on his own and take revenge on him for not giving back.
Kino is getting ready to fight the townspeople that are responsible for stealing his pearl.
Which one of these statements DOES NOT SHOW how Juana feels about the pearl at the end of chapter 3?
She tells Kino to throw it back into the ocean.
She is afraid of the pearl and believes it is "a sin".
She asks Kino to break it because she thinks it will destroy their family.
She becomes greedy and urges Kino to go out and find more so Coyotito can go to school.
Who is the only person genuinely happy and worried for Kino's family?
Juan Tomas, Kino's brother
the priest
the doctor
the beggars
Who is Kino afraid of?
Everyone
Juana
satan
the pearl buyers
How does Kino keep the pearl safe?
he buries it
he keeps it in his pocket
he hides it in Juan Tomas's house
He keeps it in a safe in the bank
How does Kino feel about the pearl at the end of the chapter, after the robber visits?
he thinks is evil an unlucky
he thinks it is lucky and hopeful
To what is this quote referring?
What did the doctor do to the baby?
makes the baby sicker so that he can sell more medicine
he tries his best to help, but baby gets sick anyway
he gives the baby a very painful shot
he takes it to the hospital and keeps him several days so he can charge more
Who decides to let the doctor treat Coyotito & to keep the pearl to sell?
Kino
Juana
Kino and Juana make decisions together.
What is the town compared to and why?
an animal, because the people in it are of one mind and emotion: they all feel greed
an animal, because it is laid out like an animals with different neighborhoods that look like arms and feet
a pebble because it is small
a pebble because everyone is poor and insignificant
(p.14) Which do the villagers of the Gulf trust more, things of the spirit and imagination or things that their eyes show them?
The things their eyes show them
The things of spirit and imagination
They trust both equally
They don't trust either of them
(p.14) Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most valuable possession?
(a)
(p.15) Juana applies her own remedies to Coyotito's wound. So why does she still want the doctor to help?
Because his medicine has more authority
Because the doctor has always been kind to the "little Indians"
Because Coyotito's wound became infected
Because Kino wants the doctor's help
(p.15) What does Juana pray for as they set out in the canoe?
She prays directly for Coyotito to recover.
She prays that they will be safe in the boat.
She prays for it to not rain as they are in the Gulf
She prays that they find a pearl to pay the doctor with.
(p.16) Why does Steinbeck say that the sea bed had raised the King of Spain to be a great power in Europe?
Because the King had many fisherman who became wealthy in the Gulf of Mexico
Because the oysters and pearls found there made the King wealthy
Because the coral reefs were exotic and valuable
Because the seashells collected there were very valuable
(p.17) What is Steinbeck's tone as he describes the Song of the Pearl That Might Be?
Hopeful
Pessimistic
Whimsical
Exhausted
(p.17) What is Juana's view of luck?
She thinks true strength comes from making your own luck.
She thinks luck is essential in healing Coyotito.
She thinks luck doesn't exist.
She thinks you are either born lucky or you are born unlucky.
(p.18) Which line foreshadows, or helps you know what will happen, the finding of the Pearl of the World?
"the little secret melody of the pearl that might be was stronger this morning"
"Kino, in his pride and youth, could remain down over two minutes without strain."
"A little to his right a hummock of rubbly rock stuck up..."
"Because they were disturbed, the oysters were tightly closed."
(p.19) Why was Kino reluctant to open the "great oyster?"
He didn't want the oyster to hurt his hand.
He owed an oyster to another "pearler."
He didn't want to touch the barnacles.
He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl.
(p.19) Why does Steinbeck describe the melody of the maybe pearl as being "clear and beautiful" when Kino finds the great pearl?
Because the pearl was so beautiful that it looked clear.
Because it was clear that they had found a valuable pearl.
Because Kino could hear the song better above the water.
Because the water was very clear that day.
"She sat as still as a sentinel..." Is an example of what TWO literary terms?
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Personification
What was Juana carrying wrapped in her shawl when they returned to the village of La Paz?
The pearl
The Rifle
Food and water
Coyotito's body
What does everyone remember in the town of La Paz?
The day Juana and Kino came back
The day the doctor came o the brush houses
The day the houses burned
The day Juana and Kino left the town
After Kino kills the last tracker the narrator says that Kino heard [what] from the cave?
The cries of his ancestors
Juana laughing
The cry of death
Coyotito crying
Why did the tracker shoot into the hills?
To scare Kino
To win a bet with his friend
To kill a puma
To silence what he believes to be the cries of a coyote
Juana fears the trackers will see Kino in the night because of [these].
Their cigarettes
His white clothes
His dark skin
The glimmers from the pearl
Kino finds [what] in the hills to hide Juana and Coyotito?
A house
The pool of water
A large tree
A cave
Ironically, Kino notices a gleam of light from [what] he desires most, carried by one of the trackers.
The Pearl
The Knife
The Rifle
The Cigarettes
Why was Kino happy about the sand being blown against his ankles?
It scratched an itch
It soothed his mind
It would cover their tracks
It looked like snow
What happens to the trackers?
They get rewarded for finding Kino
They are frightened by the coyotes
They are killed by Kino
They get lost in the mountains
What is the resolution (end) to the story?
Coyotito is killed.
Juan Tomas and Apolonia greet Kino and Juana when they return to the village.
Kino kills the three trackers.
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.
Which of the following IS NOT an example of a moral lesson from The Pearl?
Remember to always get a second opinion about value.
Put family first not things, like a large pearl.
Listen and trust those around you; the ones that love you.
Don't be too greedy because it can destroy your life.
What made the music of the pearl become "sinister in his ears...Interwoven with the music of evil?"
Juana was disappointed that they had not been married in the church
Coyotito's feverish face reminded him of his distrust of the doctor
They realized that wanting a rifle could be dangerous
Kino could see someone following them
Who/what kills Coyotito?
Kino
The tracker
Juana
Dehydration
Which is NOT true about the trackers?
They follow them up the mountainside
The can follow people basically anywhere
There are three of them
They see Juana, then Kino
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.
They agents stole their pearls.
The patron killed the agents.
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
Kino's reaction to Juana taking the pearl
Struck her and kicked her
Begged her to stay
Helped her throw the pearl back
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
Who did Kino kill?
Kino did not kill anyone
Kino killed the doctor
Kino killed somebody in the dark
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
How did Juana know their old life was gone forever?
The pearl was gone forever
Kino had killed a man
Juan Thomas told her so
What do the people in the village believe
That Kino and Juana left for the capital
The Kino and Juana sold the pearl
The Kino and Juan died in the fire
At the end of the chapter, Kino and Juana...
both died in the house fire
both left for the capital
went to town to sell the pearl
The Scorpion is considered...
a Symbol
a Theme
What is one of the themes of the Pearl?
Greed
The Doctor
Setting
Coyotito getting stung by the Scorpion
What is theme?
an object that represents something else
the author's message or big idea of a story
where the story takes place
the problem of the story
Check off one or more of the options if they are a SYMBOL
The Doctor
Greed
The Canoe
Money vs. Happiness
What does the author try to teach the reader about GREED in the Pearl?
greed can cause a lot of problems
greed is a good thing
greed can change people, and make them desire more
greed is normal
The Canoe represents...
travel
finding the pearl
greed and owning property
the importance of family
What is the lesson we learn about "Money vs. Happiness" in the Pearl?
What is the importance of FAMILY in the Pearl?
