What two items made up Kino's breakfast? He ate
a hot corncake, dipped in a sauce, with a little Pulque
.
How did Kino kill?
Kino
killed a man with a knife in a fight for the pearl
.
He defends himself with a knife. He describes the incident to his brother, Juan Tomás. “I was attacked in the dark,” said Kino. “And in the fight I have killed a man.”
What did Kino eat in the pearl?
What two items made up Kino's breakfast? He ate
a hot corncake, dipped in a sauce, with a little Pulque
.
Why does Kino kill the man in Chapter 5?
Once he crosses the line from defender to aggressor, Kino suddenly finds himself with nothing to gain and everything to lose. After Kino kills a man, the thought of improving his
family is lost
—the only thing that remains is to save himself and his family.
What did Kino do to the man that attacked him?
After striking his wife, Kino is overwhelmed with a feeling of disgust and walks back towards his hut. On his way home, Kino is assaulted
a third time in the brush but manages to fight off the attacker
. During the struggle, Kino stabs and kills the man but ends up dropping the pearl during the fight.
How did Kino pay the doctor?
After Kino explains why Coyotito needs the doctor's attention, the servant relays the message to the doctor, who is uninterested in helping the “little Indians.” Kino then offers to
pay the doctor with eight small, misshapen seed pearls
, which are of little value.
Why did Kino take off his hat?
The doctor is a member of the race who “for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race, and frightened it . . . so that when Kino reaches the doctor's house, the “music of the enemy beat in his ears.” But in spite of the hatred Kino feels, he still takes off his hat out
of
…
Who did Kino kill?
Kino kills all three in a frenzy. However, he soon discovers that the random shot fired by the trackers has hit and killed
Coyotito
. Heartbroken, Juana and Kino return to La Paz. The two approach the gulf, and Kino looks at the pearl for the last time and sees in it an image of Coyotito with his head shot away.
Who killed Coyotito?
The watchman decides to silence the wailer by shooting in the direction of the cry. Unbeknownst to
Kino
, the bullet hits and kills Coyotito.
Did Kino beat his wife?
I am a man. In the middle of the night, Kino wakes up to find Juana about two seconds away from throwing away the pearl.
Kino grabs it and beats his wife for a bit before turning back
to the house.
Why does Kino feel the pearl is his soul?
When Kino says, “
The pearl has become my soul
. If I give it up, I shall lose my soul…” he means: Kino and Juana have invested so much time and energy into the pearl, that if they don't make money from it, they will lose everything.
What did Kino do to Juana?
When she hears him in pursuit, Juana breaks into a run, but Kino
apprehends her just
as she is preparing to hurl the pearl into the water. Grabbing the pearl from her, he punches her in the face and kicks her in the side when she falls down. As Kino hovers over Juana, the waves break upon her crumpled body.
Why does Juana follow Kino on his path of life even if she disagrees with some of his choices?
Why does Juana follow on his path of life even if she disagrees with some of his choices?
She thinks that she can calm his madness down and she also wants to respect and support his decisions
. Kino has allowed the Pearl to take over his life at the expense of everything else in his life.
What happens when Kino is attacked?
Kino is first attacked
in his home at night and is struck over the head
. After attempting to sell the pearl in town, Kino is attacked for the second time and suffers a laceration across his face. When he is attacked for the third time, Kino ends up killing the attacker and is forced to flee his village.
What does Kino hear after killing the trackers?
He uses the butt of the rifle to smash the head of a seated tracker, and shoots the third tracker while he's trying to escape. 20. What does Kino hear after he kills the trackers? “
…the keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave…the cry of death.”
What did Kino do when he figured out where she went?
What did kino do when he figured out where she had went?
He was furious and had ran in anger to the shore. Then took the pearl, punched her, and kicked her in the side.
