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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ruiz go to help when Mr. Salazar's boat is overloaded with oysters?
(a) Divers from the rest of the fleet.
(b) No one.
(c) Ramun.
(d) Divers from a different fleet.

3. Where do Ramun and his father take the pearl once they reach home?
(a) The family kitchen.
(b) Ramun's bedroom.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Their small workshop.

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

5. How many carats is Soto's pearl?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

6. What tool does Ramun's father use to remove the disappointing characteristic?
(a) He does not use any tools.
(b) A saw.
(c) A sharped curved knife.
(d) A piece of sandpaper.

7. Who blesses Mr. Salazar's fleet before it sets out on an expedition?
(a) Father Linares.
(b) No one.
(c) Ramun's father.
(d) Father Gallardo.

8. Even though Ramun now has adult status in the community, what doesn't Ramun feel like?
(a) A man.
(b) A pearl diver.
(c) A child.
(d) A teenager.

9. Are the oysters that Ramun finds in the secret location larger or smaller then the ones he usually sees?
(a) Smaller.
(b) Ramun did not find any oysters in a secret location.
(c) Larger.
(d) The same size.

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

11. What is the buyer(s) final offer?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 0.
(d) 10,000.

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

13. What overturns Luzon's canoe?
(a) A shark.
(b) A tremendous splash.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A whale.

14. What is it like when Ramun and his father try to walk home with the pearl?
(a) A party.
(b) A parade.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Ramun and his father never make it home with the pearl.

15. What is the first step to pearl diving that Luzon shows Ramun?
(a) Where to dock the boat.
(b) Where to find pearls.
(c) How to dive.
(d) Breathing exercises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?

2. Where has Ramun hidden his prized pearl?

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

4. How long can Gaspar Ruiz stay underwater when diving for pearls?

5. What form of transportation does Soto Luzon use to visit Ramun?

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