Chapter 1
the place Coyotito sleeps
What is a hanging box?
How did Juana first treat the bite?
She tried to suck the poison out.
Juana's view of luck
It is important in order to heal Coyotito.
How did the doctor FIRST react when Kino found the pearl?
He said Coyotito was his patient
Juana's differing opinion on the pearl is that she feels...
That the pearl will destroy them.
the place Kino and Juana go to escape the trackers
What is the mountains?
How did the people feel about the doctor?
That he was greedy, arrogant, and selfish/racist.
Juana prays for this in ch. 2
They find a pearl to pay the doctor with.
Examples of Kino's pride in the book
His refusal to deal, accept low offers, and determination to leave the village and/or poverty.
What can you infer about Juana's ambition in this chapter after Coyotio got bit?
That her ambition was for her son's health and wellbeing to improve.
By the end of ch. 2, Coyotito is getting...
Better and is somewhat "healed."
How are the villagers opinions about the pearl conveyed in ch. 3?
They were revealed indirectly through their actions and gestures.
Author's message about human nature in this chapter is...
To be happy with what you have and not be consumed by greed.
The Song of Family can be considered a
Symbol in the story.
Kino's life is characterized in a hopeless kind of way? Explain how
The way his small hut and living situation is described and his background of poverty.
the thing that attracts Kino's attention to the ancient oyster
What is a ghostly gleam? The glittering gleam of it.
when Juana says that the pearl will destroy the family, even Coyotito, this is an example of
What is foreshadowing?
Kino says this is his entire being now
The pearl.
The ending symbolizes Kino's desire to
Return back to a peaceful life.