The Pearl Chapter Three

At the end of the chapter, what do Kino and Juana decide to do with the Pearl?

• They decide that they will sell it to the first buyer for one thousand pesos.

• They decide to go to the capital city in search of a higher offer.

• They agree to throw it back in ocean because it has brought their family so much bad luck.

• They agree to hide the pearl and sell it when its value has increased.

Community is a major theme in The Pearl. This is obvious in the second paragraph of page 40. How do we know there is a strong sense of community in Kino's village? Give specific details.

How do the pearl buyers mislead people like Kino?

• They make it look like they all worked independently, but they really all worked for the same man or company.

• They offer top dollar for the finest pearls that are brought into them.

• They try to swap a seller's pearl out for one that is less valuable when the seller isn't looking.

• They had the doctor examine the pearl before they offered a price.

On page 41, the pearl buyers in the town of La Paz are described in great detail. According to the passage, what makes a pearl buyer happy?

What happened to Kino on the path through the brushline up the beach?

• He was attacked, killed a man, and lost the pearl.

• The buyers met him and offered him more money for the pearl.

• His brother came to warn him that robbers were after him.

• He tripped on a rock and broke his leg.

Greed is a major theme in The Pearl. On page 44, Kino is given advice and a warning by his brother Juan Tomas. What are Juan Tomas's concerns?

On pages 50-51, the first dealer brings in three new dealers to make an offer on Kino's pearl. The first dealer doesn't tell the others what he has offered for the pearl. Do the new offers help or hurt Kino's situation? Why?

Between pages 52-53, Kino's brother, Juan Tomas, shares that he is afraid for Kino and his family. What reasons does he give for being worried about Kino?

Before he was apprehended by the government, what was Papa's job?

• Farmer

• Fisherman

• Unemployed

What is the supposed crime that Papa had been arrested for?

• Delivering oil to Japanese submarines

• Keeping a Japanese flag in his home

• Helping to orchestrate the attack on Pearl Harbor