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THIS CHARACTER EMERGES FROM THE SEA WITH A PEARL AS LARGE AS A SEA GULL'S EGG AND AS PERFECT AS THE MOON.
Who is Kino?
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a symbol that means Kino's cultural heritage

What is the canoe?

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This song is a peaceful and comforting song of the sounds of his mate, his baby, and his small home. It is the song of the warmth and wholeness.
What is the Song of the Family.
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Kino gives this name to the pearl.
What is The Pearl of the World?
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This author wrote The Pearl in 1945.
Who is John Steinbeck?
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This character refused to treat Coyotito and referred to Kino's family as "insects" and "animals."
Who is The Doctor?
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This symbol fills Juana and Kino with hope for Coyotito’s future and for the possibility of a life free from the shackles of oppression
What is the pearl?
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In this song Kino finds pride and strength. As he approaches the "maybe pearl" while he is diving, he hears its "secret melody."
What is the Song of the Undersea.
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Kino, when Juan Tomas asks him if he still has the pearl, says that the pearl has become this part of his being.

What is his soul?

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The novel, The Pearl, is set in this small town in Mexico.
What is La Paz
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This character is known for her bravery and for her faithfullness to her husband and child.
Who is Juana?
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Kino's desire is for Coyotito to go to school and obtain this symbol of advancement so that he can become a leader of his people.
What is education?
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The doctor does not want to treat Coyotito because he is this.
What is a racist?
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They try to cheat Kino out of the pearl

Who are the pearl buyers?

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The first person from town to come visit Kino's house after Kino found the pearl and what prompted the visit.  

What is the priest?  He remembered "certain repairs necessary to the church".   

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This character and his wife hid Kino's family after their home had been destroyed by fire.
Who is Juan Tomas?
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Kino hopes to purchase this item so that he can protect his family and perhaps become a hunter like men in the village.
What is a rifle?
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Kino got his canoe from this family member.
What is his grandfather?
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She is Kino's sister-in-law?
Who is Appolonia?
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As Juana and Kino returned from their journey, Juana carried this limp bundle in her shawl.

What is Coyotito's body?

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This character reminded Kino that he had been named after "a great Father of the Church."
Who is the priest?
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This symbol changes as the story progresses and provides Kino comfort and gives him warning.
What is music?
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Kino 'hears' this song when the scorpion stung Coyotito.

What is the Song of Evil?

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Kino removed these so that he could not be seen in the darkness.
What are his clothes?
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The words, La Paz, mean this in the English Language

What is peace