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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?
(a) No one knows for certain.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Ramun's grandfather.
(d) Father Linares.

2. Who dives when Mr. Salazar's fleet reaches the oyster beds?
(a) Mr. Salazar and Ruiz.
(b) Ruiz and Ramun.
(c) Ruiz and the Indian.
(d) Ramun and Mr. Salazar.

3. What is a coromuel?
(a) A coromuel does not exist.
(b) A storm blowing in from the sea.
(c) A storm blowing in from the mountains.
(d) A storm blowing in from the desert.

4. What do Ramun and Ruiz eat when they land their boat?
(a) Corn cakes.
(b) Fish.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who does Mr. Salazar ask Ramun to fetch when he sends him out during the negotiations?
(a) No one.
(b) Gaspar Ruiz.
(c) The other pearl dealers in La Paz.
(d) Father Gallardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many small pearls does Ramun find in his prized oyster?

2. During the boat ride back to La Paz, what is all that Ramun can think about?

3. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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