The Pearl

What race are the main characters in The Pearl?

• Mexican Indian
• American Indian
• Spanish
• European

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who are the main characters in the story?

• Kino, Juana, and Coyotito
• Kino, Coyotito, the doctor
• The villaers, the doctor, and Juana
• Juana, Coyotito, the doctor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Where does the story take place?

• La Paz, Florida
• La Paz, Aruba
• La Paz, Mexico
• La Paz, Arizona

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The first main conflict in the story is when

• the scorpion strikes Coyotito
• the doctor won't treat Coyotito
• When Kino is searching for the pearl and can't find one
• Kino punches the doctor's gate

Which symbol represents livelihood?

• the pearl
• Kino's canoe
• the scorpion
• the doctor's gate

The symbol that represents evil is

• the song of the enemy
• the pearl
• the scorpion
• the doctor

The symbol that represents greed and discrimination is 

• the doctor
• the pearl
• the doctor's gate
• the song of the enemy

In the canoe, Juana prays for 

• Kino to find a pearl
• Kino to go to the doctor
• Kino to pay the doctor with the seed pearls he has
• God or the gods to heal Coyotito

Which do the villagers of the Gulf trust more, things of the spirit and imagination or things that their eyes show them?

• The things their eyes show them

• The things of spirit and imagination

• They trust both equally

• They don't trust either of them

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most valuable possession?

• A seashell that he has always treasured

• A cowskin drum

• His wedding ring

• His grandfather's canoe