Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3a
Chapter 3b
Vocabulary
100
Kino and his family lived in this.
What is a brush house/hut?
100
If a man has this he can guarantee a woman she will eat something.
What is a canoe?
100
The total number of pearl buyers in La Paz.
What is one?
100
Juana thought the pearl was this.
What is evil/like a sin?
100
My uncle had a _________ tumor removed his lung; it wasn't cancerous.
What is "Benign"?
200
The number of kids Juan Tomas and Apolonia had?
What is 4?
200
Juana put this on Coyotito's shoulder to counteract the poison.
What is (mashed-up) seaweed?
200
Three things Kino sees in the pearl.
What are three of the following: marriage to Juana, new clothes/shoes for the family, a rifle, a new harpoon, and an education for Coyotito?
200
Who visited Kino's house at night?
Who are the doctor and his servant?
200
The class is annoyed at Elizabeth's ___________; her constant whining gets on everyone's nerves.
What is "Petulance"?
300
This creature stung Coyotito.
What is a scorpion?
300
The pearl Kino found was as large as this.
What is a seagull's egg?
300
Kino hid the pearl here.
What is a deep hole in the sand?
300
In addition to the Song of the Family, Kino hears this music during chapter 3.
What is the music of evil (or the enemy)?
300
The ____________ spy snuck across enemy lines at midnight; he was so stealthy no one saw him.
What is "Furtive"?
400
Three animals that came near Kino when he was outside.
What are a goat, a dog, and some ants?
400
Kino heard these two songs underwater.
What are the Song of the Undersea and the Song of the Pearl that Might Be (aka "The Maybe Pearl")
400
Describe the doctor's treatment for Coyotito?
What is "he gave him some powder in gelatin capsules, then an hour later when Coyotito was screaming, gave him a liquid that calmed him down"?
400
The doctor found out where Kino hid the pearl by doing this.
What is "kept his eyes on Kino and watched where he looked when it was suggested the pearl might get stolen."
400
The activist tried to _____________ a protest against the oil company; people were mad, so he got them to quickly take action.
What is "Precipitate"?
500
A scorpion can move 1 inch in 5 seconds without attracting attention to itself. If Coyotito's hanging basket is suspended 2 feet from the ceiling, how long will it take the scorpion to attack the baby without Kino noticing it?
What is 2 minutes (120 seconds)?
500
Kino can hold his breath twice as long as Juan Tomas. If Juan Tomas can hold his breath for 90 seconds, how many minutes can Kino hold his breath?
What is 3 minutes?
500
The pearl buyer pays his agents $20 each for every pearl they acquire. If he resells 10 pearls for a total of $350, how much profit has he made?
What is $150.
500
Three beggars share their money equally. If Beggar A begs up $15 and Beggar B begs up $20 and Beggar C begs up $22, how much do they each get after they split the money?
What is $19?
500
Sheila dumped her ______________ boyfriend; he couldn't decide whether to get married or not, so she moved on.
What is "Irresolute"?
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