Plot
Characters
Literary Devices
Vocabulary
Characters and Plot
100
In what city and country do Kino and his family live?
La Paz, Mexico
100
Who tries to suck the poison from Coyotito after the scorpion sting?
Juana
100
"It was as large as a seagull's egg." (comparison using like or as)
simile
100
(n.) tale told to present a moral lesson of universal significance, a story that speaks to all people everywhere
parable
100
In the beginning of the story Kino feels content and peaceful as symbolized by which song?
Song of Family
200
Why is the "killing" of a canoe worse than killing a man (according to the story)? Give one reason.
A canoe cannot heal, a canoe cannot protect itself, and a canoe cannot have sons.
200
Who are the town's best experts in financial analysis?
the beggars
200
"A town is a thing like a colonial animal?"
simile
200

(v.) to go or move away

receding

200
After finding the great pearl, Kino dreams of doing several things with the money. Name 3.
Get married in a church, new clothes, new harpoon, a rifle, Coytito goes to school.
300
How does the pearl buyer show the reader his surprise at seeing the size and beauty of Kino's pearl?
he drops the coin
300
Who prays for a large pearl rather than Coyotito's recovery?
Juana
300
"The coyotes cried and laughed in the brush." (giving animals and inanimate objects human qualities)
personification
300

unwilling

reluctant

300
The greed and envy that spreads throughout the town after the finding of the pearl is compared to
The poison of the scorpion
400
How does the doctor find out where Kino has hidden the pearl?
Kino's eyes go to the hiding place
400
This character thinks of the natives as animals.
the doctor
400
object that stands for something else
symbol
400
(n.) soft, moist substance applied to the body as a remedy
poultice
400
What two religious influences does Juana exhibit after the baby is stung by the scorpion?
"Ancient Magics" or her native cultural spiritual knowledge AND Hail Mary's or Catholic influence
500
Which song does Kino ironically hear when the priest visits?
Song of Evil
500
What is Kino's answer to every worry Juana has? (3 words)
"I am a man."
500
Which character most symbolizes greed in the novel?
the doctor
500
(n.) an inlet of the sea
estuary
500
In the formation of a pearl, what is at the very center of every one?
A grain of sand.
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