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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the storm finally blow over?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Three days later.
(c) The storm does not stop.
(d) Noon the next day.

2. What are the weather conditions when the Salazar fleet sets sail after the La Paz celebration?
(a) Hot and sunny.
(b) Fair under blue skies.
(c) Windy.
(d) Thunderstorming.

3. Who does the Sevillano not believe in?
(a) Ramun.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) The Pearl of Heaven.
(d) Himself.

4. How do Ramun and Luzon reach the shore of their destination after Ramun finds the giant pearl?
(a) Swim.
(b) Another person saves them.
(c) Canoe.
(d) They never make it to shore.

5. Where does Ruiz plan to sell the pearl?
(a) Cerralvo.
(b) Guaymas.
(c) Pichilinque.
(d) La Paz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What demeaning term do the buyer(s) refer to the pearl as?

2. Whose voice does Ramun hear when he reaches the lagoon?

3. What does Ramun's mother threaten him with when he misbehaves as a child?

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

5. What fear does Ramun express when his father makes his suggestion about the characteristic that disappoints them?

(see the answer key)

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