The Pearl
Name______Period______
Quiz - Chapters 4-6
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I. Vocabulary - Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.
(One point each)
____1. PetulantA. deception, to trick, also a game
____2. LethargyB. Something that belongs, or is relevant
____3. GermaneC. A difference between what is expected and what
actually happens.
____4. IrresolutionD. Unreasonably irritable or ill tempered; grouchy
____5. AmuletE. A state of unconsciousness resembling sleep, very tired
and slow.
____6. LegerdemainF. An object worn, especially around the neck
____7. IronyG. A large block of stone, massive, solid, anduniform.
____8. MonolithicH. Not knowing how to act or precede.
II. Multiple choice - Choose the best answer to each question.
(Two points each)
_____9. What does the first pearl buyer tell Kino about the pearl?
a. The pearl is extremely valuable.
b. Kino should go to the capital for a better price.
c. The size of the pearl is common.
d. The pearl is too large to be valuable.
_____10. What does the pearl buyer do with his hands behind the table?
a. He shuffles a deck of cards.
b. He makes a coin appear and disappear.
c. He plays with some pearls.
d. He handles a knife.
_____11. Juana wants to throw the pearl back into the sea because:
a. she wants to teach her husband a lesson.
b. she wants to protect the village.
c. she wants to make the gods happy.
d. she wants to protect her family.
_____12. After beating Juana for trying to get rid of the pearl, Kino
a. returns to the brush hut and broods.
b. complains to Juan Thomas about his crazy wife.
c. is attacked by thieves.
d. takes the canoe out on the estuary.
_____13. Kino and Juana have several reasons to run away from the village.
Which is not one of them?
a. to seek freedom and safety
b. to protect the pearl.
c. to find an honest pearl buyer.
d. to protect their community.
_____14. How do Kino and his family hide after Kino kills the man in the path?
a. They escape in Kino’s canoe
b. They spend the day hiding in their brush hut.
c. They use the pearl to bribe the rich people.
d. They hide in Juan Thomas’ hut until nightfall.
_____15. Who is following Kino and his family?
a. the doctor.
b. Kino’s greedy neighbors.
c. a man on horseback and two trackers.
d. the pearl buyers.
_____16 How does Kino feel when he gets a rifle?
a. Happy
b. Nervous
c. Cruel and merciless.
d. Ashamed and guilt-ridden.
_____17. The omniscient narrator of The Pearl
a. only reveals what Kino is thinking.
b. knows what everyone is thinking,
c. tells the story from Juana’s point of view
d. is Kino
_____18. The final thing Kino and Juana do in this story is
a. throw the pearl in the doctor’s face.
b. embrace their neighbors.
c. throw the pearl back into the sea.
d. rebuild their brush hut.
III. Short answer and Quotes - write the correct answer in the blank.
(Two points each)
19. The pearl represents both ______and ______.
20. Who said “This pearl has become my soul.”______
21. Who said “You have killed a man. We must go away.”______
22. Who said “You have defied not the pearl buyers, but the whole structure, the
whole way of life,and I am afraid for you.”______
23. “Kino edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder.” This descriptive
passage is an example of what literary device?______
IV. Short Essay - Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
(Five points each)
24. How is Coyotito killed?
25. Kino, Juana, and the pearl all change in this story. Give before / after examples
to explain how each changed.
BeforeAfter
Kino
Juana
Pearl
26. Write a short summary for this story, showing how it is a parable.