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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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What is the setting of the story?
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La Paz
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How does Kino express his contentment in the morning after his simple breakfast?
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He sighs with satisfaction
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How is the Song of Evil introduced?
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a scorpion crawling toward Coyotito
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What does Kino do when the scorpion stings Coyotito?
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He crushes the scorpion in his hands and pounds it into the ground
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What does Juana do when the scorpion stings Coyotito?
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She begins sucking the poison out of the baby’s shoulder
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Why does the doctor refuse to see Kino?
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The doctor is a racist, the doctor is a classist, and Kino does not have enough money for the doctor
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The doctor’s refusal to see Kino draws what immediate reaction from Kino?
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Kino strikes the gate with his fist
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Coyotito is healed thanks to what measure?
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Juana makes a seaweed poultice and puts it on the wound
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From whom did Kino inherit his canoe?
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It was passed down from his grandfather
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What does Kino want for his son after he finds the pearl?
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an education
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Why does the doctor come to see Kino?
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He has heard of the pearl
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What is the first buyer’s final offer to Kino for the pearl?
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1500 pesos
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With whom does Juan Thomas always tell Kino to go?
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God
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What convinces Juana to take the pearl and try to throw it back into the ocean?
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An attacker breaks into their hut at night
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What does Kino do when he catches Juana trying to throw the pearl into the sea?
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He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side
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What happens to Kino’s canoe?
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A hole is punched through it
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Where do Kino, Juana, and the baby hide after their hut is destroyed?
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in the hut of Juan Thomas
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Why does the tracker fire his rifle?
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He hears a cry and cannot tell if it is a baby or a coyote
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How does Kino kill the trackers?
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One he stabs, one he hits in the head with the butt of the gun, and the one he shoots between the eyes
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What becomes of the pearl?
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It is thrown back into the sea and disappears in a cloud of sand
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