| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is Juan Tomas's relationship to Kino? | He is Kino's brother |
Who tried to suck the poison out of Coyotito's wound when the scorpion stung him? | Juana |
Who told Juana that the doctor would not come to help Coyotito? | the neighbors |
Who judges Kino and his people as they enter the city to go see the doctor? | the beggars |
Who gave Kino his canoe? | his father |
While diving for the pearl, Kino hears what song? | the "Song of the Pearl That Might Be" |
With his newfound wealth, Kino planned to buy everything except | a new canoe |
How did Kino become "every man's enemy" by finding the pearl? | Everyone wanted a piece of Kino's wealth. |
Who does Kino fear will punish him for his plans for his family? | God or the gods |
Why was the doctor interested in helping Coyotito? | get Kino' pearl as payment |
What do the pearl byers in the city intend to do? | all work together to trick Kino into selling the pearl for a low price |
After Kino rejects the pearl buyer's offers, some of the neighbors think Kino is a pigheaded fool because he... | should have taken the offer |
The author writes, "...that the gods do not love men's plans, and the gods do not love success unless it comes by accident. He knew that the gods take their revenge on a man if he be successful through his own efforts." why is Kino worried about this? | Kino knows that he has made a plan for a better life and fears the gods will take revenge on him. |
Why does Kino repeatedly tell Juana, "I am a man"? | He wants her to trust him. |
What is the main reason Juana tries to throw the pearl into the ocean? | She believes it is putting her family in danger. |
Kino discovered that his brush house... | has been set on fire |
Kino discovered that his canoe... | has had a hole punched in it |
At first, the neighbors believed that Kino's family had... | perished in the fire |
Why does Kino decide to hide his family in Juan Tomas's home? | He fears people will misunderstand how the man was killed and Kino will get in trouble. |
Juana thinks if the trackers catch the family they will... | kill them |
Kino compares himself to "leprosy" in order to explain... | that his bad luck is contagious |
What might the author want the reader to take away from the following text as Kino Juana, and Coyotito set off in the darkness? "Kino could feel the blown sand against his ankles and he was glad, for her knew there would be no tracks." | Kino is worried that people will soon discover he is not dead and come after his family. |
By the end of the novella, the pearl has begun to... | remind Kino of evil things |
The author describes Kino, using the phrase, "his strength and his movement and his speed were a machine," in order to convey that his attack was... | strong and unrelenting |
What is the ultimate price that Kino must pay for his greed? | the death of his son |