1. Ch. 6 Assignments
The Pearl

2. Chapter 6 Vocabulary guttural p. 72 (adj.) harsh, throaty sound
escarpment p. 79 (n) a steep cliff or ledge
monolithic p. 76 (adj.) made of a solid, unbroken block of stone
petulant p. 80 (adj.) showing impatience, irritation from something annoying
germane p. 84 (adj.) closely related, being relevant, pertinent

3. The Pearl Response Journal
Chapter 6: Before Reading
Recall a situation when you felt you were threatened by a person or a group. Was your fight urge or flight urge stronger? Did you try to conquer that urge? Did you give in to it? What would you do now in the same circumstances? Why?
Chapter 6: After Reading CHOOSE THREE
1. Recall each of Kino’s dreams for the pearl money. How are all of those dreams corrupted or fulfilled in an ironic way by the final chapter?
2. What strengths and weaknesses does Kino reveal in his flight and fight in the mountain? What are Juana’s strengths and weaknesses as seen in this chapter? How do Kino’s and Juana’s personalities balance each other?
3. Explain how the setting in the final chapter reflects the predicament and mood of the characters.
4. What advantages does Kino have in the final flight? What disadvantages confront him? How did you predict the fight would come out and why did you guess that?
5. By the time Juana and Kino return to the village, they have changed so drastically that their neighbors are awestruck by them. What word best describes them after their change: gods, exiles, tragic heroes, saints, or ghosts? Explain.
6. Why does Juana insist that Kino be the one to throw the pearl into the sea?