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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the setting of the story take place?
(a) San Jose, California.
(b) Cancun, Mexico.
(c) La Paz, Mexico.
(d) La Paz, New Mexico.

2. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?
(a) He is afraid that a storm could kill them both and destroy the business.
(b) He knows that Ramun does not want the job.
(c) He is afraid that Ramun is too lazy.
(d) He is afraid Ramun can't swim.

3. How does Ramun pay Soto?
(a) He does not pay him.
(b) He underpays him.
(c) He overpays him.
(d) He writes a check.

4. What name is Gaspar Ruiz also known as?
(a) Sevillano.
(b) The Indian.
(c) Salazar.
(d) Seville de Paz.

5. What time of day is it when Ramun and Soto Luzon reach their destination?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before his death, who is the most educated man in Ramun's village?

2. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?

3. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?

4. What does Ramun long to become at the beginning of the novel?

5. What color is the mist by Soto Luzon's hut?

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