| Juana | ||
| #1 | After the baby was stung, Juana | sucked out the poison. |
| #2 | What does Juana pray for while she is in the canoe? | A big pearl |
| #3 | What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? | Throw it back into the sea |
| #4 | Juana comes to view the pearl as . . . | a symbol of evil. |
| #5 | What does Juana use as a poultice for Coyotito’s wound? A. Dry ice B. Peppermint C. Oatmeal D. Seaweed | Seaweed |
| Kino | ||
| #1 | Why was the ownership of a canoe so vital to Kino's people? | Having a boat mean that food could always be obtained. |
| #2 | What did Kino say would make them 'Free'? | Coyotito's education |
| #3 | How did other people react to the news of Kino's pearl? | They thought about how it could affect their own lives |
| #4 | How did Kino acquire his canoe? | He inherited it. (He received it from his father) |
| #5 | Which of the following is not on the list of things Kino plans to buy with his newfound wealth? A. An education B. A sailboat C. A rifle D. A proper marriage in a church | A sailboat |
| Bits - n- pieces | ||
| #1 | The author of THE PEARL? | John Steinbeck |
| #2 | THE PEARL is set in? | Mexico |
| #3 | What is a novella? | a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel. (dictionary.com) |
| #4 | The protagonist of the novel | Kino |
| #5 | What did the first buyer tell Kino concerning the pearl? | It was worthless except as a curiosity. They say it is a monstrosity and that no one would buy such a pearl. |
| The doctor | ||
| #1 | Kino and his family are refused help because . . . | they do not have enough money and they are Indian. |
| #2 | What did the beggars know about the doctor? | He was greedy and cruel. |
| #3 | After being turned away from the doctor, Kino expressed his rage by . . . | striking the doctor's gate with his fist. |
| #4 | Why did the doctor decide to come to Kino's house to treat Coyotito? | He had heard of the pearl and realized he could be well paid. |
| #5 | What can be concluded about the doctor's actions? | He deliberately made the boy sick. |
| Quotes | ||
| #1 | “My son will read and open the books, and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make numbers, and these things will make us free because he will know—he will know and through him we will know. . . . This is what the pearl will do.” | Kino |
| #2 | 'The doctor,' she said. 'Go to get the doctor.' | Juana |
| #3 | He is a client of mine. I'm treating his child for a scorpion sting.' | The doctor |
| #4 | 'This thing is evil. This pearl is like a sin!' | Juana |
| #5 | 'What will you do now that you have become a rich man?' | Juan Tomas |
| Final Question | |
| After listening to the evaluation of all the buyers, Kino said that he . . . | had been cheated and would go to the capital. |