Question

the pearl final test
circle the best answer for each question.

1. what does kino do to support his family?

a. he fishes and dives for pearls.
b. he hunts and fishes.
c. he only dives for pearls.
d. he takes people on canoe rides and dives for pearls.

1. where did this story take place?

a. san diego, california
b. in central america
c. ontario in canada
d. la paz, mexico

1. who killed coyotito

a. juana
b. watchman
c. kino
d. the doctor

1. what does juana do to heal coyotitos scorpion sting?

a. she makes a seaweed poultice.
b. she sucks out all the poison and bandages the puncture point with a bean medicine.
c. she risks everything and forces the doctor to heal her son.
d. sings healing songs about family and their village

1. why did kino and juana originally want to find a pearl?

a. to be able to go to another doctor so coyotito would be healed
b. this is what they usually did
c. to pay the doctor so he would cure their son of the scorpions poison.
d. all of the above
match characters with the action they performed in the story.
write the letter of the action in the characters box.

1. kino
2. watchman
3. juana
4. doctor
5. juan

a. the one who found the pearl near the path after kino was attacked
b. the person who chose not to help a child in need because his family didnt have enough money
c. the individual who dove and found a large pearl
d. a trusted brother
e. the hunter who shot at a coyote and killed coyotito instead.

Explanation:

All answers are based on the plot of John Steinbeck's The Pearl.

1. Kino's main livelihood is fishing and diving for pearls to support his family.
2. The story is explicitly set in La Paz, Mexico.
3. The watchman accidentally shoots and kills Coyotito, mistaking the baby's cry for a coyote.
4. Juana first sucks the poison from Coyotito's sting and uses a bean poultice/bandage.
5. Kino and Juana wanted the pearl to pay for the doctor to heal Coyotito, which also meant accessing proper medical care, and pearl diving was their usual livelihood, so all reasons apply.
6. Kino is the character who dove and found the large pearl.
7. The Watchman is the hunter who shot Coyotito by mistake.
8. Juana found the pearl after Kino was attacked.
9. The doctor refused to help Coyotito because the family had no money.
10. Juan is Kino's trusted brother.

Answer:

1. A. He fishes and dives for pearls.
2. D. La Paz, Mexico
3. B. Watchman
4. B. She sucks out all the poison and bandages the puncture point with a bean medicine.
5. D. All of the above
6. C
7. E
8. A
9. B
10. D