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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Luzon search the secret location with Ramun?
(a) He fears the Manta Diablo.
(b) He is sick.
(c) No reason is stated, he just doesn't want to go.
(d) He fears Salazar.

2. Who confronts Ramun privately and asks Ramun to return the pearl to the sea?
(a) Luzon.
(b) Ramun's mother.
(c) Sevillano.
(d) No one.

3. After the pearl is cut, what does Mr. Salazar proclaim to Ramun?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That the pearl broke.
(c) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.
(d) That the flaw runs deep.

4. When diving, what must Ramun and Soto avoid?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Manta Diablo.
(c) Giant clams.
(d) Squid.

5. Who does Mr. Salazar try to sell the pearl to?
(a) The other pearl dealers of La Paz.
(b) No one.
(c) Gaspar Ruiz.
(d) Father Gallardo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?

3. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?

4. How long do the buyer(s) and Mr. Salazar haggle?

5. What "ailment" does the person who refuses go to the celebration claim to be suffering from?

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