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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time of day is it when Ramun and Soto Luzon reach their destination?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

3. Where is the first place Ramun stops when he reaches La Paz?
(a) The market place.
(b) Church.
(c) Salazar and Son.
(d) Home.

4. What other pearl does Ramun find in his prized oyster?
(a) The Pearl of Heaven.
(b) No other pearls were found.
(c) The Pearl of La Paz.
(d) The Pearl of Sea.

5. What are the boats named after?
(a) Sea currents.
(b) Ramun's family.
(c) Types of pearls.
(d) Saints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the oysters that Ramun finds in the secret location larger or smaller then the ones he usually sees?

2. How do the people in Ramun's town feel about the Manta Diablo?

3. What keeps swimming in front of Ramun's eyes as he tries to pry the oyster from its bed?

4. How many attempts does it take Ramun before he finally frees the oyster?

5. How does Soto Luzon know that Manta Diablo has departed for the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Soto Luzon not help Ramun when Ramun dives in the cave?

2. What does Ramun write in the ledger at the shop while he waits for his father's fleet to return?

3. Using descriptions from the text, describe how a boat in the Salazar fleet looks.

4. What simile does Ramun use to describe how fast the word about the pearl spreads through the town of La Paz?

5. How is the Manta Diablo banished to the sea?

6. What is Ramun's motivation to give Soto Luzon more money for the black pearl that Luzon brings to the shop?

7. Why does Ramun's father give the pearl to the church?

8. Why do the mothers in Ramun's village tell their children tales of the Manta Diablo?

9. At the beginning of Chapter Five, Ramun feels uneasy when Luzon and he enter Luzon's Lagoon. What does Ramun think is causing his uneasiness?

10. Describe the process of 'taking the wind'.

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