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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. Where does the setting of the story take place?
(a) La Paz, New Mexico.
(b) La Paz, Mexico.
(c) Cancun, Mexico.
(d) San Jose, California.

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

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

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

5. How many days do Ramun and Soto Luzon dive together?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation is Ramun's father famous for?

2. How old is Ramun at the beginning of the story?

3. What physical trait of Ramun's does Gaspar Ruiz criticize Ramun for having?

4. Who dives when Mr. Salazar's fleet reaches the oyster beds?

5. Who is Ramun's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Ramun's mother, what does the Manta Diablo look like?

3. Why doesn't Ramun's father want to take the pearl to Mexico City?

4. What tradition does Soto Luzon do every time he passes the cave?

5. When Luzon and Ramun travel to Luzon's Lagoon, what causes their trip to take longer than expected?

6. What do the four other major pearl dealers from La Paz carry with them when they visit Ramun's house?

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

8. What two errands must Soto Luzon take care of before Ramun and Luzon can leave for Luzon's Lagoon?

9. What happens to Ramun on his 16th birthday?

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

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