Characters
Plot
Theme
Grab Bag
Grab Bag
100
Kino's brother
Who is Juan Tomas?
100
The major conflict that started this whole story.
What is the scorpion stings Coyotito?
100
A theme is...
What is a lesson or big idea that applies to life outside of the novella?
100
At the end of the novella, what does the pearl remind Kino of?
What are evil things?
100
What happened to Kino's canoe and his house?
What is the canoe had a hole punched in the bottom and the house was burned down?
200
Try to trick Kino into thinking the pearl is valueless.
Who are the pearl buyers?
200
Kino's way to make money.
What is pearl diving?
200
Throughout the novella, we see how Kino strives to protect his family and better their lives. This shows the theme of...
What is the importance of family?
200
All the things Kino planned to buy with the money from the pearl.
What are a rifle, new clothes for his family, a wedding, and education?
200
A novella is...
What is a very short novel?
300
The person who killed Coyotito.
What is one of the trackers?
300
How did Kino become every man's enemy?
What is by finding the pearl and everyone wanting a piece of the wealth?
300
When Kino beats Juana because of the pearl, and his house is burned and his canoe is destroyed because of the pearl, this shows the theme of...
What is the destructiveness of greed?
300
Juana used this to make a poultice for Coyotito's wound
What is brown seaweed?
300
The two major songs throughout the novella.
What is the song of family and the song of evil?
400
Accompanies Kino, Juana, and Coyotito when they go to ask for the doctor's help and when they go to sell the pearl.
What is the neighbors?
400
Why does Juana want to get rid of the pearl?
What is she thinks it will destroy them?
400
Kino really wants Coyotito to get an education. And when the doctor comes to visit, Kino is angry that he has no way of reading whether or not the doctor's advice is correct or not. This shows the theme of...
What is the value in education?
400
Gave Kino his canoe
Who is his father?
400
The author of the novella.
Who is John Steinbeck?
500
Poisoned Coyotito
Who is the doctor?
500
After Kino is attacked a third time he...
What is kills a man?
500
The doctor, the priest, the pearl buyers, and the trackers, all mistreat or try to take advantage of Kino. What is the author showing through this?
What is the oppression of the native people by those who are in power?
500
Who says, "No one shall take our good fortune from us"
Who is Kino?
500
At the beginning of the novella, the author says that this is a parable. What is a parable?
What is a story that has a lesson tied to it?
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