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Symbolism Chapters 3+4 Chapters Point 200 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points 100 Point 200 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points Chapters 1+2 Characters
$100 A simple pearl diver who is overcome by ambition
Who is? Kino
$200 Helpless, unable to control what is happening, at the mercy of his parents
Who is? Coyotito
$300 Will only help Coyotito when he hears about Kino’s pearl
Who is? Doctor
$400 Hopes to steal Kino’s pearl, kills Coyotito
Who is? The Trackers
$500 Believes the pearl to be evil
Who is? Juana
$100 The meaning of this symbol changes throughout the story, from a blessing to a threat
What is? The Pearl
$200 Represents morality and virtue
Who is? The Priest
$300 Represents the destruction of innocence, and song of evil
What is? Scorpion
$400 Represents the greed of colonial society in human form
Who is? Doctor
$500 Represents a break in a cultural tradition for material pursuits
Who is? Destruction of Kino’s Canoe
$100 Setting of the Story
What is? La Paz, Gulf of Mexico
$200 The name Kino gives his personal song
What is? “The Song of Family”
$300 This causes the rope to shake the scorpion onto Coyotito
What is? Coyotito’s laughter
$400 Finding a pearl is a matter of this
What is? Luck
$500 How a pearl is formed
What is? A grain of sand irritates the oyster which forms a protective shell, a pearl
$100 The pearl “stirred up” this in the town
What is? Something black and evil
$200 Kino states he will buy one of these, an impossible luxury
What is? A rifle
$300 Kino wears this a certain way to appear aggressive and determined
What is? A hat
$400 The first sum Kino is offered for the pearl
What is? 1000 pesos
$500 Kino’s plan to get full value for the pearl
What is? Travel to the capital
$100 The reason Kino hits Juana
What is? She tries to throw the pearl in the ocean
$200 This causes the family to flee
What is? Kino killed a man
$300 Where they hide before fleeing the town
What is? Juan Thomas’ hut
$400 Dies before Kino can stop rifleman
Who is? Coyotito
$500 The fate of the pearl
What is? Kino throws it in the ocean
Make your wager
Final Answer The doctor calls Coyotito, Kino and Juana this
What are? Animals