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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the harpoon lodge when Ruiz throws it?
(a) Between the Manta Diablo's wings.
(b) In Ruiz's foot.
(c) Between the Manta Diablo's eyes.
(d) Nowhere, he misses his shot.

2. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?
(a) The pearl.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

3. What idea about the black pearl does Gaspar Ruiz scoff at?
(a) That the pearl has brought bad luck.
(b) That the pearl belongs to Manta Diablo.
(c) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.
(d) That Ramun found the pearl.

4. What happens to the Salazar fleet after the storm?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They become lost at sea.
(c) Manta Diablo sinks them.
(d) A shipwreck.

5. What is blessed during the celebration?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Ramun.
(c) The church.
(d) The Salazar fleet.

6. Whose voice does Ramun hear when he reaches the lagoon?
(a) Luzon's.
(b) His father's.
(c) Manta Diablo's.
(d) Sevillano's.

7. What destination does Mr. Salazar's fleet set sail for after the La Paz celebration?
(a) Pichilinque.
(b) Cerralvo.
(c) Seville.
(d) Luzon's lagoon.

8. Where is Father Gallardo when Ramun searches for him to ask him about advice pertaining to the pearl?
(a) Missing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Showering.
(d) Absent.

9. What is another name for Isla de los Muertos?
(a) Island of the dead.
(b) Island of the living.
(c) Island of ghosts.
(d) Island of the manta.

10. What leaps into the air behind the boat that Ruiz and Ramun are traveling in?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Manta Diablo.
(c) Whales.
(d) Nothing.

11. When Ramun arrives at the lagoon what is he no longer afraid of?
(a) His mother.
(b) Luzon.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Sevillano.

12. What continues to catch Ramun's eye when he is praying about the pearl?
(a) Manta Diablo.
(b) Father Gallardo.
(c) The pearl.
(d) Nothing/No one.

13. What snuffs out the candles at Ramun's house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) An unseen hand/strong wind.
(c) Ramun's mother.
(d) Manta Diablo.

14. Who lives on Isla de los Muertos?
(a) Manta Diablo.
(b) Ruiz.
(c) No one.
(d) A group of savage Indians.

15. After Ruiz is killed, where does Ramun return to?
(a) La Paz.
(b) Isla de los Muertos.
(c) Luzon's Lagoon.
(d) Guaymas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the creature's eyes that follow Ruiz and Ramun on their journey?

2. Who does the Sevillano not believe in?

3. Who does Ramun encounter for the first time since finding the pearl during his walk home from the celebration?

4. Who dives into the water and catches the pearl?

5. After moonrise, how many Indian's does Ramun see standing on the hill?

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