Across
- 2. People who observe the town and know the doctor’s sins and Kino’s poverty
- 3. A modern weapon Kino dreams of buying to break the cycle of poverty
- 8. Kino’s grandfather’s boat and his family's most valuable property
- 9. Extreme greed for wealth or material gain, shown by the doctor and buyers
- 10. simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
- 11. The distant city where Kino plans to go to sell his pearl
- 13. The act of bringing people under control, like the history of Kino's race
- 15. The creature that stings Coyotito and triggers the story's conflict
- 17. Very poor; lacking money for basic needs like medical treatment
- 18. A secret agreement between the buyers to cheat Kino by lowering the price
- 19. The internal music Kino hears that reflects the emotions of his life
- 21. The weapon Kino uses to open oysters and later to kill his attackers
- 23. A man who sees himself as a "civilized" person but is cruel and greedy
- 24. To be tricked or deceived by the beautiful appearance of the pearl
Down
- 1. Skillful use of hands when performing tricks, like the pearl buyer
- 4. An optical illusion that makes things in the Gulf look unreal or uncertain
- 5. A defensive wall; Kino's canoe is a protection against starvation.
- 6. A bright, silver light coming from the surface of the great pearl
- 7. A state of having no energy or hope after being cheated by the buyers
- 12. Something very large and ugly; a word used by buyers to insult the pearl
- 13. A person's social position; the priest says people must stay in their place
- 14. Kino’s wife who represents reason and wants to destroy the pearl
- 16. A soft, wet mass of seaweed used as a simple remedy for a wound
- 20. A selfish desire for money that turns the town against Kino
- 22. The infant son who is the reason for Kino's hopes and final tragedy