The Pearl 4-6 Review Flashcards
stalwart
having physical strength
benign
not causing harm
legerdemain
trickery with your hands
coagulating
transforming
lathargy
sluggishness
bared
exposed to view
edifice
a tall building
lament
to mourn the dead
leprosy
a chronic, mildly contagious disease
monotonously
over and over again
waning
moon gradually decreasing in size
monolithic
massive; solid
irresolution
unsure of how to act or proceed
germane
relevant to an issue
The effects the pearl has on Kino…
Kino disrupts the “natural” order of things in La Paz. Neighbors around him worry and hope that greed does not overcome him.
What did the Pearl Agents promise to do for the villagers?
promised to gather all the pearls and sell them at the capital and come back with money
but the pearl agents never came back
What is the concept of being “faithful to your post” given by the priest?
nobody should try to step out of line and change or else there will be consequences
How did the priest oppress the villagers?
come every year to give a sermon so that Kino’s people stays lower class and never try to seek fortune
What do the fearful villagers say after Kino had dealt with the pearl buyers?
they’re afraid that they may have been cheated their entire lives, and maybe Kino had cut off his own head
What do the less fearful villagers say about Kino’s dealings with the pearl buyers?
they say that Kino was brave and fierce, and that they may all profit from his strength
classism
Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class.
Why does Juan Tomas fear for Kino?
Kino had defied the structure and way of life
What does Kino repeatedly tell Juana after she begs him to destroy the pearl?
he is a Man
Why does Juana accept the fact that Kino was all violent and murderour toward her?
because she knows she did wrong by disobeying her husband
Kino repeatedly tells Juana that he is a man to…
reinforce the idea that he is in charge
Although Juana is aware that Kino is a man and in charge, she also acknowledges that
the qualities of women being cautious with good reasoning can save them from Kino’s manliness
What are the 2 figures lying in the path that Juana sees?
Kino and an attacker that he had killed
When Kino kills a man Juana determines that…
the old life is gone forever
Kino wants to defend himself by saying its self-defense. Why is Juana so against it?
no one will believe him after what he did to the pearl buyers. so, they must flee
Kino is mad that there is a hole in his canoe, why?
a boat cannot defend itself and does not heal.
What does Kino say about the pearl when he talks to Juan Tomas before he left for the capital?
the pearl is his soul, and if he gave it up, he would lose his soul
What does Juan Tomas do to mislead the neighbors about Kino’s death?
tells different stories, leading people to think that Kino and his family is dead
What does Juan Tomas give to Kino before he goes on his trip?
a machete; hunting knife
Where is Kino and his family headed to?
Loreto
What are the conditions of the desert when Kino and Juana start traveling by foot?
it’s windy and dark
What song plays in Kino’s ears as they set foot along the journey
Song of the Pearl
How does Kino prove that the pearl is not valueless?
people trying to steal it
Kino looks into the pearl for comfort during their journey, but what does he see instead?
sinister things; the dead body Kino killed, Juana’s beaten face, Coyotito’s sickened face after consuming the doctor’s medicine
music of the pearl became what with music of evil?
interwoven
The three trackers, one of them is on ____ and the other two are on ____
horse, foot
Calling the trackers as sensitive as hounds means?
they were good at hunting
Kino panics and decides to go to…
the mountains
Kino says that he will go alone, while Coyotito and Juana hide. What’s Juana’s response?
she wants to go with him and disobeys him once more
What is Kino’s plan when ambushing them?
take out the watcher with the rifle first, then the rest
How does Kino climb down the mountain?
naked, using his dark skin as camoflauge, with his large hunting knife looped around his neck and settled on his back
The trackers hear a cry and think it is a ____, but it really is just _____
coyote; Coyotito crying
The novella describes Kino as…
a machine with no feelings and one goal to kill
What did he do to the watcher and others?
watcher: stabbed neck and took rifle
attacker: stabbed on the head
attacker: shot between the eyes
What does Kino hear after his killing spree?
the cry of death
What did Kino and Juana have when they returned to the village after their failed journey?
Kino had a rifle, Juana had her shawl over her shoulder like a sack
What direction do Juana and Kino go during their escape after the fire?
North
