The Pearl Chapter One

What point of view does the narrator use in The Pearl.

• First person- the narrator is in the story

• Second person-the narrator is giving directions

• Third person- the narrator is outside of the story

Tone can be found in the following..

• What the character says

• What the character thinks

• In the word choice

• How the character acts

What animal harms Coyotito?

• a spider

• a scorpion

• a lion

• an oyster

Who could be described as most indigent?

• the doctor

• the people of the plaster homes

• the people in Kino's village

Who could be described as having avarice?

• the doctor

• the people of the plaster village

• the people in Kino's village

• Coyotito

Juana made a poultice after Coyotito's sting. A poultice can be used

• to help heal a wound.

• when you don't have salt and pepper.

• as a blanket when you are cold.

• for a snack.

What does Juana try to do to help her son after he has been bitten?

• She tries to hold him while he cries

• She goes after the scorpion that stings him

• She sucks out the poison from the wound

• She runs him a warm bath to break his fever

What does Kino try to give the doctor to help pay for his son’s treatment?

• All the pearls he has caught over time

• An oyster containing a large pearl

• He offers to serve the doctor as a laborer

• Juana's favorite jewels he bought for her

Why is Coyotito so special to Juana?

• He is a baby that brings their family luck

• He has been a baby that wasn't likely to live long after his birth, so she is very protective of him

• He is Kino and Juana's first baby.

• He is a male, and males are highly valued in this culture

What excuse does the doctor give to Kino and his family for why he can’t treat Coyotito?

• He does not know how to treat this type of rare bite

• He refuses to help a family that is as poor as Kino's

• He has to go take care of another important case in the area

• Kino's and his son are not of a race worthy enough to get treatment