Setting and Plot Summary: Chapter Chart

Setting/Influence on Plot / Plot Summary
CH. 1 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
CH. 2 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
CH. 3 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
CH. 4 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
CH. 5 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
CH. 6 / Protagonist(s):
Antagonist(s):
Title / What is the significance of the title?
How / How does the main character change? How is this change brought about?
Emotions / What emotions did you feel at the end?
Mood / What is the mood of the story?
End Result / What message from the story applies to life?

THEMES: fundamental ideas explored in a literary work

GREED / FATE / CULTURAL OPPRESSION

MOTIFS: recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that develop and inform themes

NATURAL IMAGERY / KINO’S SONGS

SYMBOLS: objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts

PEARL / SCORPION / CANOE

Chapter One:

  1. What pieces of imageryare associated with the Song of the Family? Find the phrase from the text that tells what the Song of the Family means to Kino.

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  1. What happened to Coyotito? What “song” does this event bring out?

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  1. Why isKino worried about seeing the doctor? Include evidence from the text.

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  1. What does “this time he spoke in the old language” mean?

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  1. How did Kino react to the news from the servant? Why?

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Chapter Two:

  1. What is the example of personification on the first page of Chapter 2? What is the author’s purpose for using this device?

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  1. Why is Kino’s canoe so important to him?

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  1. What did the sea provide as medicine for the baby? Why didn’t Juana have that much faith in it?

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  1. What song(s) did Kino hear when he was diving for pearls? Why did Juana look away from the huge oyster when Kino brought it into the boat?

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Chapter Three:

  1. What did the news of the pearl make the priest think about? The shopkeeper? The doctor? The beggars?

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  1. What does Steinbeck mean when he says “there were not many buyers really”?

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  1. Why did Kino suddenly become everyone’s “enemy”?

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  1. What did Kino and Juana want to get with the money from the pearl? List at least 4 specific things.

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  1. Why is it so important for Coyotito to go to school? Provide a quote from the text.

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  1. What “song” did the priest bring to the hut? Why is this an example of irony?

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  1. What example of foreshadowing do you see on pg. 29? Give a quote from the text.

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  1. What imagery is on the bottom of pg. 32, top of pg. 33? Give a quote from the text. What is the purpose of this imagery?

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  1. Why is Kino suspicious of the white powder? What is your opinion of the doctor’s treatment?

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  1. What are Juana’s thoughts on the pearl after the thief leaves? Do you agree with her or Kino? Why?

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Chapter Four:

  1. What is Steinbeck saying about “the town” in the first paragraph?

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  1. What do the neighbors say about Kino, Juana, and Coyotito? What literary device is this?

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  1. How do you know the selling of the pearl is an extremely important event? Give evidence from the text?

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  1. Juan Tomas says the “old ones” tried a different method to get more money for the pearls. What was the method? Why didn’t it work?

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  1. What do the pearl buyers offer Kino for the pearl? What does Kino do to surprise them?

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  1. What does Steinbeck mean when he says “He had lost one world and had not gained another.”?

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  1. What happens that evening and what effect does that have on Kino? On Juana?

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Chapter Five:

  1. What is the conflict between Kino and Juana in the beginning of the chapter? What does this show you about Juana? About Kino?

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  1. Why does Juana know “the old life is gone forever”?

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  1. What happened to the canoe and how did Kino react?

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  1. Now light is danger to Kino. Why is this significant?

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  1. What are your thoughts on the last paragraph? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

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Chapter Six:

  1. What did Kino see as proof that the pearl was of great value?

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  1. What did Kino see now when he looked into the pearl and thought of all the things he wanted? How did the “music of the pearl” change?

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  1. How did Juana’s subservient attitude change?

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  1. Describe the confrontation and what happened as a result of it.

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  1. How have Kino and Juana changed? What happened to the pearl? Why is this ironic?

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