Chapter One
1. Who are the members of Kino's family?
2. Make an inference about why Kino's wife always wakes before him.
3. What is the first song that Kino bears?
4. What is the first thing Kino does when he awakes? What is the first thing Juana
does?
5. What types of wildlife does Kino encounter in this chapter?
6. Describe Kino's physical appearance.
7. Explain Kino's morning routine.
8. When the scorpion appears on the hanging box, what song does Kino hear? How
9. What causes the scorpion to sting Coyotito? Where does it sting him?
10. What is Kino's first reaction? What is Juana's first reaction? Which seems more
logical?
11. Considering the danger her child is in, what request does Joana make? Why do Kino
and the others suggest that this is not a good idea?
12. Evaluate Juana's decision to go to the doctor. Was it a good decision?
13. Who is looking down upon Kino, Juana, and the other natives as they enter the city?
Why is this ironic?
14. Explain how Kino feels about the doctor. Why?
15. The doctor's servant refuses to speak to Kino in the old language. Why would this
upset Kino?
16. Describe the doctor's lifestyle.
17. The doctor's statement, "I am a doctor, not a veterinary on page 11 suggests what
about his characte
18. Make an inference about why the servant speaks in the old language to Kino only
after he goes to see the doctor.
19. After Kino shows the servant the eight ugly pearls he has as payment to the doctor,
the servant leaves and returns right away. Infer why the servant returned so soon.
20. What emotions is Kino experiencing at the end of Chapter One?