Ingles III the pearl

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Reading I: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Reading Comprehension

A. Click on the link, read John Steinbeck’s biography and write a summary using your own words (5-10 lines).

Click on the link below or go to the virtual class to enter:

http://www.sjsu.edu/steinbeck/biography/biography_biography_in_depth/index.html

B. Answer the following questions:

1. How are the pearls created?

1. They are solidified stones inside the oysters.
2. They are pieces of sand covered by the oyster with smooth plaster.
3. They are stones that became white due to the erosion of the sea.    

2. What plans does Kino dream about after finding the pearl?

1. Travelling North to have a better life, marrying in the church, schooling for Coyotito and buying a rifle.
2. Marrying in the church, buying a rifle and new clothes.
3. Buying new clothes and a rifle, schooling for Coyotito and marrying in the church.

3. How much do the buyers finally offer Kino?

1. 1,500 pesos.
2. 1,000 pesos.
3. 500 pesos.

4. What did the trackers think they heard before Kino’s attack?

1. A baby crying.
2. A woman crying.
3. A wild dog with some puppies.

5. How many men did Kino kill in the end?

1. A man at home and two of the trackers.
2. Two men at home and one of the trackers.
3. Two men at home and three of the trackers.

C. Order the following sentences as they take place in the book.

1. Kino and Juana hides in a cave up in the mountain.

2. Coyotito is stung by a scorpion.

3. Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.

4. Juan Tomás hides Kino and Juana at his house.

5. Kino is attacked and his house is set on fire.

6. The priest comes to Kino’s house and makes him promise Kino will marry.

7. The doctor comes to Kino’s house to heal Coyotito.

8. Kino hits Juana in the face.

9. The buyers offer Kino a very low price for the pearl.

10. Kino and Juana put on their best clothes to go to town in order to sell the pearl.

D. Decide whether this statements are true or false, according to the book.

1. Kino owns a boat and makes a living by fishing pearls.

2. Juana is the doctor’s servant.

3. The doctor does not see Coyotito because Kino does not have money.

3. Juan Tomás tries to steal Kino’s pearl the first time he sees it.  

4. After selling the pearl, Kino buys a rifle.

5. Kino and Juana escape after their house is set on fire. .

6. Coyotito dies in Juana’s arms while they are hidden in a cave.  

7. The seaweed makes Coyotito feel better.

8. Kino and Juana lives a house with three bedrooms.

9. Kino kills a man near his house after being attacked.

10. Juana thinks about leaving Kino after he slaps her.  

Use of English

A. Write definitions using your own words for the following words:  

1. Greedy

2. Shawl

3. Pavements

4. Valuable

5. Hunger

6. Prayers

7. To cheat

8. Loose

9. Shell

10. Seaweed

11. To whisper

12. Madness

13.  To take off

14.  To be worth

15. To nod

16.  To paddle

B. Write sentences with the words from the previous exercise to retell the plot of the book. Modify the word accordingly if necessary.

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