Plot
Characters
Literary Devices
Plot
Characters
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

What does the first pearl buyer tell Kino?

The pearl is valueless.

100

What are some adjectives that describe the doctor's personality?

Greedy, cruel, and/or selfish.

200
After discovering the pearl, what is the first thing Kino says he wants to do?
marry Juana in the church
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

Name two things that Kino wishes to gain from the pearl.

An education for Coyotito, a rifle, new clothes, a wedding for he and Juana.

200

What happens to Coyotito that acts as the inciting incident to the story?

Stung by the scorpion?

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

How does Juana feel about the pearl? How does this differ from Kino?

What is Juana wants to throw it back - Kino wants to sell it.

300

Describe the relationship between all the people in the brush village?

Very close to each other and tied to their culture.

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

What happens to Coyotito at the end of the novel? What caused this to happen? Be specific!

He is killed. Shot by the tracker while hiding in the cave. He cried and the trackers thought it was a coyote.

400

How did Kino change from the beginning of the novel to the end? (Be sure to mention the three ways he's described)

Kino started as a human (thinking of his family, righteous desires from pearl) to animal (not trusting anyone, acting upon instinct) to machine (not thinking, just acting)

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? (4 words)

"I am a man."

500
Which character most symbolizes greed in the novel?
the doctor
500

Kino and Juana throw away the pearl at the end of the novel. Explain the reason for this.

It has brought them nothing positive.

500

Story that Juan Tomas tells Kino before he goes to town. Why does he tell it?

He tells him about how the natives lost all their pearls in the past because they were stolen. This serves as a warning.

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