Chapter 3 part 1
Chapter 3 part 2
Chapter 4 part 1
Chapter 4 part 2
Misc.
100

What did the priest think he would do with the pearl when he first heard of it?

What is use it to make repairs to the church

100

What song does Kino hear when the priest shows up?

What is the song of evil?

100

After he is attacked in Chapter 4, what does Kino vow to do in the morning?

What is go to the capital to sell the pearl

100

Who walked beside Kino on the way to the pearl buyers?

Who is Juan Tomas

100

How does the priest see the Indians?

What is he considers them to be like children

200

What did the doctor think about when he first heard the news of the pearl?

What is he thought about France

200

Why does the doctor come to Kino's house after refusing to see the baby that morning?

What is Greed. He wants the pearl

200

Why do all the pearl buyers tell Kino his pearl is fake?

What is they have all agreed beforehand to get the lowest cost possible- to cheat Kino

200

What story did Juan Tomas tell on the way to the pearl buyers?

What is He told him the story of how the old ones got men (agents) to go to the capital and sell their pearls. But the men stole the pearls and were never heard from again.

200

Where does Kino first bury the pearl?  

What is in the corner of the dirt floor of the brush hut

300

What did the beggars think about when they first heard news of the pearl?

they were excited because nothing is better than a poor man who gain wealth quickly because they are more likely to give more money

300

"A town is like a colonial animal."  This is a

What is a simile?

300

How much did the 1st pearl dealer offer Kino?

What is 1,000 pesos

300

What game did the pearl buyer play with his coin, and describe it

He practiced Legerdemain (magic tricks). He rolled the coin back and forth over his knuckles making it appear and disappear

300

What does the doctor ask/say to get Kino to reveal where he has hidden the pearl?

What is he asks if he has it in a safe place, knowing he would look in that direction.

400

To what does Steinbeck compare the town at the beginning of Chapter 3?

What is a Colonial Animal

400

"A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet..."  This is a

What is a metaphor?

400

What had Kino's neighbors hoped would not happen to Kino?

What is they hoped that sudden wealth wouldn't turn him evil, cold, hatred and evil

400

To what did the pearl buyer compare Kino's pearl?

What is fool's gold?

400

What proof does the doctor show Kino to make him believe the baby was still sick?

What is his eye lids are blue.

500

Name the 4 things Kino would do with the money he gets from the pearl

What is 1. get married in a church 2. buy new clothing 3. buy a gun 4. provide Coyotito with an education

500

How do the European pearl buyers manipulate the Indian pearl divers?

What is There's only one pearl buyer with several agents working for him. The Indians think they are all independent pearl buyers

500

What did some of Kino's neighbors consider doing had the found the pearl?

What is One said he would give it as a present to the Holy Father in Rome, one said he would have masses said for his dead relatives, one said he would take the money and distribute to the poor in La Paz and the other one thought about all the good he could do with it like give it to charities

500

When Kino refused to sell his pearl to the pearl buyers and became angry about how he was treated what did Juan Tomas tell Kino that he defied? Explain this

What is He told Kino "you have defied not the pearl buyer, but the whole structure and way of life. Kino challenged the entire way they conducted business which would cause ramifications to all fishermen.

500

How did Kino wear his hat, and what could be said of his character for that donning?

What is He wore it tilted a little to the front to show a sign of aggressiveness and seriousness and vigor. A hat tilted slightly back or to the side showed irresponsibility