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The Pearl Trivia Quiz

A quiz about one of John Steinbeck's books "The Pearl".

A multiple-choice quiz by Andy713. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Andy713

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,720

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1518

Last 3 plays: Guest 93 (9/10), Guest 108 (9/10), Guest 197 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the main character in this story?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What happens to Coyotito at the beginning of the story? Hint

He gets stung by a scorpion

He is lost and cannot found anywhere

He gets stung by a bee

Nothing in oarticular happens to him

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these does not describe the doctor in this story? Hint

All of these describe the doctor

Lazy

Helpful

Only helps the rich people

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the doctor describe Kino, Juana and Coyotito as? Hint

Useless human beings

Animals

Useful human beings

He doesn't describe Kino, Juana and Coyotito as anything

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why was the doctor not able to help Kino, Juana and Coyotito at first? Hint

He said that he was busy and he had something else to do.

He wasn't in, because he was helping someone else when Kino, Juana and Coyotito were at his house.

He wasn't feeling well.

He wasn't in, because he was on holiday.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Later on, what did Kino find, surprisingly, in the water? Hint

The pearl

A mysterious egg

A rock

A fish

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is Kino's brother? Hint

Harry Potter

Kino has a sister, but not a brother

Juan Tomas

John Steinbeck

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Pearl Buyers were saying that the Pearl Kino found is not good quality.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. After Kino went to see the Pearl Buyers, where did he say he would go? Hint

To the capital city

To England

To the United States of America

He didn't say he would go anywhere

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Juana crept out with the Pearl, Kino followed her. What did he do to her? Hint

Snatched the Pearl off her and attacked her

Pushed her into a campfire

Threw her off the cliff

Kino didn't follow Juana and she threw the Pearl off a cliff

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the main character in this story?

Answer: Kino

Kino is a Mexican who isn't rich. He lives with his wife Juana and his son Coyotito.

2. What happens to Coyotito at the beginning of the story?

Answer: He gets stung by a scorpion

Coyotito is laughing when he sees the scorpion. He is trying to get the scorpion's tail and he gets stung.

3. Which of these does not describe the doctor in this story?

Answer: Helpful

The doctor likes helping the rich people, so he can gain money. Poor people cannot pay him money, so the doctor refuses to help them.

4. What does the doctor describe Kino, Juana and Coyotito as?

Answer: Animals

He thinks that Mexicans are animals. In the story, he says "I'm a doctor, not a veterinarian."

5. Why was the doctor not able to help Kino, Juana and Coyotito at first?

Answer: He said that he was busy and he had something else to do.

The doctor told one of his helpers to say that he had to do something else.

6. Later on, what did Kino find, surprisingly, in the water?

Answer: The pearl

Kino thinks that the pearl he found is the Pearl of the World.

7. Who is Kino's brother?

Answer: Juan Tomas

Juan Tomas lives quite close to Kino's house.

8. The Pearl Buyers were saying that the Pearl Kino found is not good quality.

Answer: True

They were saying that the surface of the Pearl had an unusual feel. It didn't feel like a Pearl.

9. After Kino went to see the Pearl Buyers, where did he say he would go?

Answer: To the capital city

Kino left the shop after hearing what the pearl buyers said.

10. When Juana crept out with the Pearl, Kino followed her. What did he do to her?

Answer: Snatched the Pearl off her and attacked her

After Kino attacked Juana, he said "I am a man". Juana wasn't mad at all when she was attacked by Kino. She understood why Kino attacked her and would not give up the Pearl.

Source: Author Andy713

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