This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Pearl – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Pearl Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Kino tell the buyers when they tried to cheat him? A) He will take the pearl to the capital city to sell. B) He will throw the pearl in the ocean. C) He will kill them. D) He will think about their offers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He will take the pearl to the capital city to sell. 2. When does Kino first hear the Song of Evil? A) When he tries to sell the pearl. B) When the scorpion stings Coyotito. C) When the doctor's servant turns him away at the gate. D) When Kino sees his broken canoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the scorpion stings Coyotito. 3. What do the pearl buyers want? A) To make a profit. B) To get the lowest possibe price for a pearl. C) To get the highest possible price for a pearl. D) To make the patron happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the lowest possibe price for a pearl. 4. What happens after Kino refuses to sell his pearl in town? A) He and Juana have a fight. B) Juan Thomas tells him to hide. C) Kino gets attacked again. D) Kino throws the pearl in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kino gets attacked again. 5. "That (corncakes and pulque) was the only breakfast he had ever known ..... " We can infer all BUT ..... A) They are poor. B) They don't have a lot of choices for food. C) They are boring. D) They have a simple diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are boring. 6. What does Juana do while Kino hunts for pearls? A) Stays home to take care of Coyotito. B) Goes with him. C) Takes the baby to town. D) Prepares lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes with him. 7. Kino went to the doctor for help with the baby's scorpion sting and was told, "The doctor has gone out." What type of conflict is this? A) Man vs supernatural. B) Man vs Nature. C) Man vs Man. D) Man vs self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Man vs Man. 8. Where did Kino get his canoe? A) He built it himself. B) His great-grandfather built it. C) He inherited it from his father. D) Juan Tomas and Kino stole it from another pearl diver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He inherited it from his father. 9. Who decides to let the doctor treat Coyotito & to keep the pearl to sell? A) Evil. B) Juana. C) Kino and Juana make decisions together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evil. 10. What did Coyotito do when Juana leaned over and said a little reassuring word? A) Cried because he was afraid. B) Went back to sleep feeling safe. C) Talked to her with baby noises. D) Allower her to put medicine on his scorpion sting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went back to sleep feeling safe. 11. The doctor gives the baby a white powder, and his next words are very suspicious. What does he say? A) The baby is fine and doesn't need treatment. B) "I think the poison will attack within the hour, " he said. "The medicine may save the baby from hurt, but I will come back in an hour. C) I have saved the baby from this unfortunate accident. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I think the poison will attack within the hour, " he said. "The medicine may save the baby from hurt, but I will come back in an hour. 12. (pg. 21) Keeping in mind that greed is a major theme from the story, how does the priest want to benefit from Kino's pearl? A) He wants a new garden for the church. B) He wants money to make repairs to the church. C) He wants new robes. D) He wants new stained-glass windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants money to make repairs to the church. 13. "Sometimes it (Song of the Family)rose to an aching chord that caught the throat, saying this is safety, this is warmth, this is the Whole." We can infer ..... A) The family is poor. B) The family has problems. C) The family is happy. D) The family sings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The family is happy. 14. What is the climax or turning point of the novel? A) Kino beats Juana. B) The doctor gives Coyotito something to make him vomit. C) Kino is attacked by people looking to steal the pearl. D) Kino kills the man that attacked him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kino kills the man that attacked him. 15. When Kino, Juana and Coyotito arrive to the doctor's house, the servant tells them that ..... A) The doctor will treat Coyotito immediately. B) The doctor is seeing another patient at the moment and will see them later. C) The doctor is not home. D) The doctor is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The doctor is not home. 16. Why did the tracker shoot into the hills? A) To scare Kino. B) To win a bet with his friend. C) To kill a puma. D) To silence what he believes to be the cries of a coyote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To silence what he believes to be the cries of a coyote. 17. Why was Kino reluctant to open the "great oyster?" A) He didn't want the oyster to hurt his hand. B) He owed an oyster to another "pearler.". C) He didn't want to touch the barnacles. D) He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He feared being disappointed if he didn't find a good pearl. 18. What happens when Kino brings the pearl to the pearl buyers? A) Kino discovers the pearl is worthless. B) Kino rejects the low price he is offered. C) Kino decides to keep the pearl for his son. D) Kino decides to sell the pearl to the first buyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kino rejects the low price he is offered. 19. Which statement is TRUE about Kino? A) He dreams of a better life for his family. B) He built the canoe that he uses for fishing. C) He went to the capital alone to sell the pearl. D) He gave the pearl to his brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He dreams of a better life for his family. 20. What made the music of the pearl become "sinister in his ears ..... Interwoven with the music of evil?" A) Juana was disappointed that they had not been married in the church. B) Coyotito's feverish face reminded him of his distrust of the doctor. C) They realized that wanting a rifle could be dangerous. D) Kino could see someone following them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kino could see someone following them. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Pearl Quiz 1The Pearl Quiz 2The Pearl Quiz 3The Pearl Quiz 4The Pearl Quiz 5The Pearl Quiz 6The 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