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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Salazar insist Ramun do with his eyes?
(a) Watch closely.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Close them.
(d) Nothing.

3. On the first day that Ramun is with Luzon, how long do they sleep?
(a) Until noon.
(b) Until dusk.
(c) Until dawn.
(d) Until midnight.

4. Who is Ramun's father?
(a) Father Linares.
(b) Gaspar Ruiz.
(c) Blas Salazar.
(d) No one, Ramun did not have a father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruiz go to help when Mr. Salazar's boat is overloaded with oysters?

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

3. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?

4. How much time passes before Mr. Salazar decides to sell the pearl?

5. When Ramun and Soto Luzon arrive at their destination, what is ominously circling the boat?

(see the answer key)

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