2. How long is the shell of the oyster that Ramun finds?
(a) Longer than Ramun's leg.
(b) Half as long as Ramun's leg.
(c) As long as Ramun's arm.
(d) Half as long as Ramun's arm.

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

4. How does Ramun react when his mother tells him stories of Manta Diablo?
(a) He cries.
(b) He has no reaction.
(c) He hides in his closet.
(d) He laughs.

5. What demeaning term do the buyer(s) refer to the pearl as?
(a) A grapefruit.
(b) The buyer(s) do not use any demeaning terms.
(c) A watermelon.
(d) Junk.

6. How many boats are in the Salazar's fleet?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

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

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

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

10. What is bleeding on Ramun by the time he finally frees the oyster?
(a) His feet.
(b) His hands.
(c) His arm.
(d) His eyes.

11. What keeps swimming in front of Ramun's eyes as he tries to pry the oyster from its bed?
(a) A shark.
(b) A school of small fish.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) A dolphin.

12. Ramun and Luzon leave Luzon's house without doing what?
(a) Telling Luzon's family.
(b) Ramun and Luzon do not leave.
(c) The Pearl of Heaven.
(d) Eating supper.

13. How do the people in Ramun's town feel about the Manta Diablo?
(a) Sad.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Indifferent.

14. Is Soto Luzon older or younger than Ramun?
(a) Younger.
(b) The same age.
(c) Older.
(d) The reader is unable to determine his age from the text.

15. What weather element prevents Ramun from finding his destination quickly on the fourth day?
(a) Mist.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Tidal wave.
(d) Nothing.