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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What skills does Ramun quickly learn?
(a) The grading and valuation of the pearls.
(b) The operations for running a fleet of ships.
(c) How to drive a stick shift car.
(d) None, Ramun is lazy.

3. What occupation is Ramun's father famous for?
(a) Crab trapping.
(b) Pearl dealing.
(c) Tuna fishing.
(d) Hunting.

4. What are the boats named after?
(a) Sea currents.
(b) Types of pearls.
(c) Saints.
(d) Ramun's family.

5. How old is Ramun at the beginning of the story?
(a) 12-years-old.
(b) 15-years-old.
(c) 16-years-old.
(d) 22-years-old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who hides in the bottom of the boat when Ruiz spots a giant manta following Mr. Salazar's boat?

3. A few days after Ramun joins his father's fleet who visits Ramun's father's business?

4. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?

5. What is Soto's response to Ramun's favor?

(see the answer key)

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