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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ramun pray when he is seeking advice pertaining to the pearl?
(a) At home.
(b) No specific information is mentioned in the book.
(c) In the pews.
(d) At the Madonna.

2. What time does the storm finally blow over?
(a) Noon the next day.
(b) The storm does not stop.
(c) Three days later.
(d) Midnight.

3. What does Ruiz plan to kill the Manta Diablo with?
(a) A knife.
(b) A harpoon.
(c) Poison.
(d) A gun.

4. Why does La Paz hold a celebration?
(a) To celebrate the pearl.
(b) They do not have a celebration.
(c) To celebrate the oyster.
(d) To celebrate the fleet.

5. What does Ramun do after he finishes his prayer after his encounter with Manta Diablo?
(a) Hides in his bedroom.
(b) Goes to sleep on a pew.
(c) Rings the church bells.
(d) Runs away.

6. How many sets of teeth does the creature that follows Ruiz and Ramun have?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

7. The Manta Diablo does not appear until what has cleared when Ruiz and Ramun are one their way to sell the pearl?
(a) The mist.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The sea.
(d) The storm.

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

9. When Ramun leaves the church after his prayer, who does he encounter?
(a) Luzon.
(b) No one.
(c) Sevillano.
(d) His mother.

10. What do the Indian's fire at Ruiz and Ramun?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Bullets.

11. What does the Manta Diablo represent to Ramun?
(a) Evil.
(b) Manhood.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Anger.

12. How many men are lost in the Salazar fleet?
(a) 0.
(b) 32.
(c) 31.
(d) 34.

13. Who refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?
(a) Mrs. Salazar.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Mr. Salazar.
(d) Gaspar Ruiz.

14. What does Ramun pray for when he enters the church after he sees Manta Diablo?
(a) His father.
(b) Madonna's forgiveness for taking her pearl.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The souls of Ruiz, Manta Diablo, and himself.

15. Who confronts Ramun privately and asks Ramun to return the pearl to the sea?
(a) Sevillano.
(b) No one.
(c) Luzon.
(d) Ramun's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?

2. How many times does Ruiz fill his lungs with air before jumping on the manta?

3. How many days after the storm are the funerals held for the missing sailors?

4. What epiphany comes to Ramun as he is praying about the pearl?

5. What does the Manta Diablo seem to be daring Ruiz to do?

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