You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. The pearl now looks horrible and ugly to him, like a cancerous growth. Included in this 28 page document are over 100 novel questions that cover such topics as figurative language, character, steinbecks. Kino and juana return home and go out to gather pearls in kinos canoe, the one valuable thing he owns. What is a parable and why do you suppose steinbeck calls. Kino looks over at juana, his wife, and his son coyotito who is sleeping in a. It is their most important possession, for a man with a boat can guarantee a woman that. The pearl by john steinbeck chapter 1 quiz with answer key. In this novella based on a mexican folk tale, a poor diver rejoices when he finds an enormous pearl but the treasure may not be the blessing it seems to be. The pearl chapters 1, 2, 3 summary flashcards quizlet. The pearl is a short novella and reading it several times before the start of the school year will offer you a more indepth understanding.
Hoping to protect their son, kino and juana rush him to the doctor in town. The vocabulary lists for each chapter are sufficiently comprehensive so that shorter lists of. Kinos father and grandfather had handed that canoe down to him along with the secret way to refinish the plaster so that it remained sea worthy over the years. Kino flings the pearl out to sea and it disappears. The old man and the sea narrated by charlton heston full audio book duration. This fillintheblank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students t. I had not read this touchstone novel of the early 20th century for more than five years, and this time, my attentions kept returning to the exquisitely wellcrafted and perceptive comments f. Since steinbeck will use the already established indian legend of the pearl of the world as a basis for his story, he begins the first chapter with events leading up to the discovery of the great pearl as recorded in indian folklore. John steinbeck, the pearl john steinbecks novella, the pearl, focuses on a single central question.
And coyotito was dressed in a jacket, and he had on a white collar and a broad silken tie. The pearl by john steinbeck in the town they tell the story of the great pearl how it was found and how it was lost again. The setting is harlem, a black neighborhood in the northeast corner of manhattan in new york city. The servant is an example of someone whose native traditions and language have been replaced by those of the colonizers. Chapter 1 once when i was six years old i saw a magnificent picture in a book, called true stories from nature, about the primeval forest. Conflicts coyotito has been recently stung and is facing suffering and pain. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every mans mind. The story starts off with kino waking in the dark of very early morning. He groups the doctor together with all the white colonizers that have come before him. They tell of kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, juana, and of the baby, coyotito.
You may use the notes from these questions on your quiz. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of farewell to manzanar and what it means. Use these questions as a guide to what is important in each chapter. The pearl by john steinbeck, chapters 12 vocabulary. My students cant get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof. So kino flings the pearl with all his might into the ocean.
Juana came near to stare at it in his hand, and it was the hand he had smashed against the doctors gate, and the torn flesh of the knuckles was turned grayish white by the sea water. The pearl s music is now distorted, different than before. A summary of chapter 2 in john steinbecks the pearl. It falls to the bottom and is covered by a cloud of sand. John steinbeck in the town they tell the story of the great pearl how it was found and how it was lost again. He tries to hand it over to juana, but she says, no, you. The pearl by john steinbeck chapter 1 questions quizlet. Nevertheless, though the nature of the pearl s symbolism is left to each readers interpretation, this symbolism seems to shift over the course of the work. It speaks of kino the fisherman, his wife juana and their baby coyotito. Chapter one of the pearl sets the scene for the story, creating a framework of how people live in both the village and the town. Analysis the pearl by john steinbeck summary summary chapter 2 the pearl chapter 2 summary kino and juana walk slowly down the beach to kinos canoe, the one thing of value that he owns.
Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. A summary of chapter 1 in jeanne wakatsuki houstons farewell to manzanar. Juana, coyotitos mom, tried to suck out as much venom as she could, but coyotito is still in danger without the proper treatment. It was the dawn of the new day, the stars still shone and the sun was just beginning to rise in the lower eastern sky. In addition, like all stories told many times, it only has good and bad, black and white and good and evil, nothing in between. The introduction speaks of the story of a pearl, how it was found and lost again. Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Our ocred version is derived from the grove press paperback issue and corrected with reference to a reprint. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Using information from a literary work to evaluate characters activity the reader learns a great deal about the main characters in the first chapter of the pearl in both direct and indirect ways. There are roosters and pigs outside, and he lives in a brush house, so we know were dealing with someplace rural. Hester calls the child pearl because the baby is a. At first it seemed like a small shell afloat on the sea.
The first thing kino sees is the morning light coming into his brush house and he sees the hanging box where his infant son, coyotito,sleeps. Short answer guided questions the pearl kks english iii. A vocabulary list featuring the pearl by john steinbeck, chapters 12. The mingling of the ancient song with the song of the pearl represents the larger mingling at work, between kinos traditional values and the values of the white europeans. The pearl, a magazine of facetiae and voluptuous reading was issued for 18 months in 18791880 with two christmas supplements. Get the entire the pearl litchart as a printable pdf. Steinbecks classic short novel tells a story of a man consumed with greed. He takes notice of the sunrise and then looks on his small familyhis son who sleeps in a small. As the novel opens, alfred brooks, an african american seventeenyearold highschool dropout, waits on his apartment buildings front stoop for his best friend. Students page the pearl chapter 1 characterization objective. Chapter 1 songs can show the world at peace or out of control. Start studying the pearl by john steinbeck chapter 1 questions. A summary of chapter 1 in john steinbecks the pearl. Scott fitzgerald made on the smug and malicious characters of three of the main characterstom and daisy.
It is the story of a pearl diver, kino, and explores mans nature as well as greed, defiance of societal norms. Active themes young and able, kino stays for a long time underwater, carefully selecting the largest and most promising oysters. Chapter 2 the pearl jot notes conflict questions jot notes kino, coyotito and juana go out in the canoe kino finds a very large oyster pearl the pearl has a ghostly gleam juana puts a seaweed poultice on coyotitos shoulder the pearl is described as having a perfect curve. The pearl chapter questions and answer key by the english. Chapter 1 vocabulary words flashcards from kayla m.
Songs and music are usually very important in cultures where people cannot read or write. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Baby coyoitio, the son of kino and juana, faces a dangerous situation in chapter one of john steinbecks the pearl. Chapter 1 imagery of music and songs, harmony and peace story begins at dawning of a new day 24.
The quiz with answer key comes as both a microsoft word document and a pdf. Using the chart below, examine the passages indicated for each character and. The pearl study guide chapter 1 linkedin slideshare. The chapter opens with kino walking into the morning sun and juana making breakfast. Before finding the pearl, kino and his family living in harmony with nature songs and what they mean the song of the family, the song of evil, etc. He picked the pearl from the dying flesh and held it in his palm, and he turned it over and saw that its curve was perfect. The stars still shone and the day had drawn only a pale wash of light in the lower sky to the east. Kino, juana and their baby son, coyotito, live in a wooden house by the sea in peace and contentment. Who were the three main characters described in chapter 1. Island of the blue dolphins scott odell winner of the newbery medal 1 i remember the day the aleut ship came to our island. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the pearl and what it means. Then it grew larger and was a gull with folded wings. I picked up the great gatsby about a week ago, the first reread of the early summer.
This free package includes an excellent fillintheblank quiz with answer key for chapter 1 of the pearl by john steinbeck. How much information can you recall from said book. During your reading and annotating of the pearl look for and mark passages that make. On the shores of the estuary, a set of blue and white canoes sits in the sand. The pearl by john steinbeck point pleasant beach school. At last in the rising sun it became what it really was a red ship with two red sails. Chapter 1 begins as kino awakens before dawn to the sound of animals outside the small dwelling. The canoe is old, bought by kinos grandfather, and is the source of food for kino. What happens to the baby coyotito early in chapter 1 of. In the town they tell the story of the great pearl how it was found and how it was lost again. In other words, the main legend begins with the discovery of the pearl and the. Take this quiz if you have read the book and find out if you retained any information from it. In the passage from chapter 3 of the pearl, kino imagines oyotito writing on a big piece of paper. The pearl is a novella by american author john steinbeck, first published in 1947.
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