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Where does Kino hide the pearl during the night?
beneath his sleeping mat
How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are cheating him?
He will travel to the capitol to sell his pearl
Where do Kino and Juana flee to escape the trackers?
up into the mountains
Who represents good and who represents evil in the book?
Kino represents good.
The doctor, the priest, and the rich Spanish establishment represent evil
What is the name of the town where Kino lives and tries to sell his pearl?
La Paz
What does Juana want to do with the pearl?
throw it back into the sea
What does Kino do to hide himself from the trackers in the middle of the night?
he strips naked
What is the first pearl dealer's nervous habit?
he makes a coin appear and disappear in his hands
How does Kino react when Juana attempts to steal the pearl from him?
he punches her in the head and then kicks her
a coyote's cry
1,000 pesos
Why must Kino and his family flee from their neighborhood?
because Kino kills a man
How does Kino get rid of the trackers?
he kills them
What are 3 different ways that Kino has become like an animal in the book?
A. uses his instincts when he senses danger to try to sense where danger is
B. Fears everyone – “a wild fear which leads to rage”
C. “He could feel a shell of hardness drawing over him.”
D. Music of evil is constantly ringing in his ears and heart
E. A coldness comes over him after he fights off the intruder
F. “A cold and brooding hate was growing in him”
G. Beats his wife without thinking
H. flees like a wild animal into the mountains
I. Zig-zags to confuse his pursuers like an animal fleeing a hunter
J. strips naked like an animal
K. Kills the trackers with an animal-like focus. He was like a "machine"
What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino's pearl?
It is too large
Where do Kino and Juana first take refuge after their house burns down?
at Juan Tomas's house
What does Kino do with the pearl at the end of the story?
throws it back into the sea
Explain how the story of the pearl is a parable?
The story teaches the characters and its readers a lesson about life. The primary lesson is to be careful that riches and wealth do not destroy you. Greed can destroy your heart and the consequences of greed can be catastrophic.