This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Pearl – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Pearl Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Juan Thomas warn Kino? A) That Juana will try to throw the pearl in the ocean. B) That the buyers will try to cheat them. C) That the priest can't be trusted. D) That the doctor will hurt Coyotito. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the buyers will try to cheat them. 2. The Pearl is the story of a young couple with a baby who find a ..... A) Diamond. B) Pearl. C) Gold ring. D) Pirate treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl. 3. Which statement is accurate based on the novella "The Pearl?" A) The pearl has been stolen. B) Kino was dead. C) The doctor is kind person. D) The pearl destroyed Kino's family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pearl destroyed Kino's family. 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 ..... A) The neighbors respect Kino. B) The neighors are ashamed of their own poverty. C) The doctor's cruelty hurts everyone. D) The neighbors want to see Kino's reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The neighbors want to see Kino's reaction. 5. "'Juana wants the doctor.' A wonderful thing, a memorable thing, to want the doctor." We can infer that the neighbors think ..... A) Juana is crazy. B) Juana is foolish. C) Juana wants something impossible. D) Juana wants something unusual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juana wants something unusual. 6. Where did the pearl end up? A) Kino took it and threw it in the sea to be rid of it. B) Juana took it and threw it in the sea to be rid of it. C) Kino took it and dropped it when he was attacked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kino took it and dropped it when he was attacked. 7. Which characters does the author use to describe the doctor and his actions? A) The four beggars. B) The Priest. C) The doctor's servants. D) The music band. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The four beggars. 8. What do the people in the village believe A) That Kino and Juana left for the capital. B) The Kino and Juana sold the pearl. C) The Kino and Juan died in the fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Kino and Juan died in the fire. 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? A) He chases her down and forces her to give him the pearl. B) He asks Juan Tomas to talk to her. C) He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;. D) He agrees with her and they both toss the pearl into the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;. 10. What are flat characters? A) Characters who only have 1-2 personality traits. B) Characters who have no character traits. C) Characters who have lots of character traits. D) Characters who have traits that are similar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters who only have 1-2 personality traits. 11. All the poor people want Kino to ..... A) Give money to the poor. B) Move to a nicer house. C) To fail. D) To be a bad person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give money to the poor. 12. Where do Kino and his family live? A) In a stone house in the city. B) In a cave in the mountains. C) In a brush house near the sea. D) In a wooden hut in the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a brush house near the sea. 13. What did the doctor do to the baby? A) Makes the baby sicker so that he can sell more medicine. B) He tries his best to help, but baby gets sick anyway. C) He gives the baby a very painful shot. D) He takes it to the hospital and keeps him several days so he can charge more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makes the baby sicker so that he can sell more medicine. 14. The scorpion symbolizes ..... A) Wealth. B) You should be content and happy with the things you have. C) Evil. D) Greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evil. 15. What point of view does the narrator use in The Pearl. A) First person-the narrator is in the story. B) Second person-the narrator is giving directions. C) Third person-the narrator is outside of the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person-the narrator is outside of the story. 16. What happens to the trackers? A) They get rewarded for finding Kino. B) They are frightened by the coyotes. C) They are killed by Kino. D) They get lost in the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are killed by Kino. 17. What are dynamic characters? A) Characters who are the main character in the book. B) Characters who are not in the book. C) Characters who stay the same throughout the book. D) Characters who change throughout the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters who change throughout the book. 18. Which term below best defines:the cost of something or how important it is A) Value. B) Earnings. C) Worth. D) Cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Value. 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 ..... A) Kino and Juana are angry at each other. B) Kino and Juana are content without talking. C) Kino and Juana are keeping their feelings in. D) Kino and Juana don't enjoy talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kino and Juana are content without talking. 20. (p.19) Why does Steinbeck describe the melody of the maybe pearl as being "clear and beautiful" when Kino finds the great pearl? A) Because the pearl was so beautiful that it looked clear. B) Because it was clear that they had found a valuable pearl. C) Because Kino could hear the song better above the water. D) Because the water was very clear that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it was clear that they had found a valuable pearl. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Pearl Quiz 1The Pearl Quiz 2The Pearl Quiz 4The Pearl Quiz 5The Pearl Quiz 6The Pearl Quiz 7The Pearl Quiz 8One Flew Over The Cuckoo'S Nest QuizThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer QuizThe Canterville Ghost QuizThe Prisoner Of Zenda QuizThe Ransom Of Red Chief QuizThe Scarlet Pimpernel QuizThe Three Men In A Boat QuizThe Time Machine QuizThe War Of The Worlds QuizThree Men In A Boat QuizTo Kill A Mockingbird QuizTreasure Island Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books