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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?
(a) Irish hethens.
(b) Moorish infidels.
(c) Americans.
(d) Spanish.

2. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?
(a) A black pearl.
(b) A new car.
(c) A fleet of ships.
(d) A partnership in the pearl business.

3. What sea is close to Ramun's town?
(a) None, there is not a sea close to Ramun's town.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Vermillion Sea.
(d) The Black Sea.

4. What does Ramun's mother threaten him with when he misbehaves as a child?
(a) Chores.
(b) Manta Diablo.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Beatings.

5. Who does Ruiz go to help when Mr. Salazar's boat is overloaded with oysters?
(a) Divers from the rest of the fleet.
(b) Ramun.
(c) No one.
(d) Divers from a different fleet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ramun's father promise Ramun when he turns sixteen?

2. How does Ramun react when his mother tells him stories of Manta Diablo?

3. What is a fiesta?

4. How many boats are in the Salazar's fleet?

5. Who is Ramun's father?

(see the answer key)

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