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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of storm does Ramun lie to his mother about?
(a) None.
(b) A chubasco.
(c) A fiesta.
(d) A coromuel.

3. Where does Gaspar Ruiz find a perfect pearl the size of a hen's egg?
(a) Vermillion Sea.
(b) Gulf of Mexico.
(c) Pacific Ocean.
(d) Gulf of Persia.

4. What does Ramun do with the oyster when he realizes that it is too heavy to lift into his canoe?
(a) He leaves it where he found it.
(b) The oyster is not too heavy and he lifts it easily into the canoe.
(c) He swims with it to the beach.
(d) He ties it to the stern.

5. How does Ramun pay Soto?
(a) He underpays him.
(b) He overpays him.
(c) He does not pay him.
(d) He writes a check.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the shell of the oyster that Ramun finds?

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

3. What occupation is Ramun's father famous for?

4. How many eyes is the Manta Diablo said to have?

5. On the fourth morning, where does Ramun paddle to?

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