Chapter 1 The Pearl

Which phrase BEST describes Kino and Juana’s home?

• a brush house on the beach

• a wooden shack in the forest

•  a fancy apartment in the city

• an adobe shelter in the dessert

 Where does Coyotito sleep?

• in a crib

• on the earthen floor

• in a wooden box

• in the bed with his parents

Which word BEST describes the tone of the first few paragraphs?

• sarcastic

• hectic

• serene

• playful

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Which event disrupts the morning routine for Kino’s family?

• a neighbor’s pig runs through their hut

• Kino’s wife, Juana, becomes ill

• the doctor pays the family a visit

• a scorpion stings Coyotito

 Which statement is MOST accurate?

•  the Song of the Ocean is sung most loudly

• Kino’s people stopped singing Songs long ago

 What does the word “it” refer to in the following passage?

“Then, snarling, Kino had it, had it in his fingers, rubbing it to a paste in his hands.”

• the scorpion that stung Coyotito

• the cornmeal used to make tortillas

• a piece of driftwood Kino found at the beach

• the cactus pulp used to make pulque

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 When Juana asks for the doctor, she is told that “he would not come” to help. 

    What is MOST LIKELY the reason he will not help?

• the hospital is too far away from Kino’s home

•  he is performing surgery and can’t leave to help

• he does not have a license to treat children

•  he is more interested in helping rich people

What do the beggars who sit in front of the church know about the doctor that 

     most people do not know?

•  he is an ignorant man does not know much about medicine

• he has killed many people by treating them

•  he is a very greedy many who cares little about poor people

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Compared to Kino’s lifestyle, which word BEST describes the doctor’s 

     lifestyle?

•  impoverished

• humble

• luxurious

• uncivilized

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Which sentence BEST summarizes the end of chapter 1?

• Kino and Juana argue with the doctor about the cost of the medicine, but in the end 

      they promise to pay him 500 pesos. Kino doesn’t know where he will get the money.

• The townspeople follow Kino to the doctor’s home knowing the doctor will help the 

       small baby. The doctor is not in town and can’t help the family. 

•  When the doctor learns that Kino has hidden a pearl of great value, he instructs his 

      servant to set up an appointment for him to treat the ailing baby.

• After learning that Kino has no money, the doctor tells his servant to lie to Kino who 

      becomes violently angry and suddenly smashes his hand against the doctor’s gate.

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