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Name: Score:92 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 92
What does the pearl dealer pretend not to know when Kino meets him?
Sometime around the 1900s
That Kino has the great pearl.
Planning is a man-made thing; it shows we do not trust God but make our decisions for our
future.
On the mouth of the river somewhere on the coast of Mexico in a town called La Paz.
Term 2 of 92
Omniscient means someone _______ __________ is telling the story.
All knowing
Suppliant
Incandescence
Third-person
,Term 3 of 92
What does Kino decide to do as a result of what happens when the dealer offers 1500 pesos for
the pearl?
That Kino is going against God and the structure of society. . . that they were created to be
poor and changing that could mean bad things.
The scorpion represents difficulties in life; enemies. The Song of Evil describes evil forces
(rich, evil people -- all against them)
Planning is a man-made thing; it shows we do not trust God but make our decisions for our
future.
Leaves angry; refuses to sell the pearl . . . so he goes home, buries it, and plans to go to the
capitol the next day and sell it there.
Term 4 of 92
A trinket thought to be magical; protection against evil
Solemn
Amulet
Undulate
Divert
Term 5 of 92
Poor enough to need help from others.
plaintive
Indigent
Omniscient
Amulet
,Term 6 of 92
The story of the Pearl is written in what tone?
Indigent
Omniscient
Benign
Estuary
Term 7 of 92
At the time of the story of the Pearl, the ______ of Mexico had already been under domination of
the people of ________ descent for 300 years.
Mexico; Spanish
That Kino has the great pearl.
Forestall
Spanish; oppressed
Term 8 of 92
A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Vigor
Forestall
Deft
Goad
, Term 9 of 92
To what does Steinbeck compare the town? Why does he do this?
So they can take advantage of Kino and his people. They know most of them are not
educated enough to recognize a scam.
Steinbeck compares the town to a nervous system -- colonial animal. He does this to show
the news of the pearl spreads from one part of the "body"/community to the other without
Keno even being aware of it.
There are no "gray areas" in life choices. It sets up expectations for what's to come for
characters and their decisions/choices. This is unlike real life as there is almost always a
gray area in decision-making; things are rarely black and white
1. Helps with the canoe;
2. Sucks the poison from Coyotito;
3. Gets up early and works, but feeds, cares for her family and home
Definition 10 of 92
Benign
The story of the Pearl is written in what tone?
To "stall"; keep from happening or make impossible
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence.
Poor enough to need help from others.
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