The Pearl Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. What does Juan Thomas warn Kino?
2. The Pearl is the story of a young couple with a baby who find a .....
3. Which statement is accurate based on the novella "The Pearl?"
4. (After the doctor refuses to help the baby) "a wave of shame went over the whole procession ..... the neighbors departed so that the public shaming of Kino would not be in their eyes." We can infer all BUT .....
5. "'Juana wants the doctor.' A wonderful thing, a memorable thing, to want the doctor." We can infer that the neighbors think .....
6. Where did the pearl end up?
7. Which characters does the author use to describe the doctor and his actions?
8. What do the people in the village believe
9. Juana wants to get rid of the pearl. What does Kino do to her when he finds her about to throw the pearl back into the ocean?
10. What are flat characters?
11. All the poor people want Kino to .....
12. Where do Kino and his family live?
13. What did the doctor do to the baby?
14. The scorpion symbolizes .....
15. What point of view does the narrator use in The Pearl.
16. What happens to the trackers?
17. What are dynamic characters?
18. Which term below best defines:the cost of something or how important it is
19. " ..... but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway. Kino sighed with satisfaction ..... and that was conversation." We can infer .....
20. (p.19) Why does Steinbeck describe the melody of the maybe pearl as being "clear and beautiful" when Kino finds the great pearl?