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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What overturns Luzon's canoe?
2. Who hides in the bottom of the boat when Ruiz spots a giant manta following Mr. Salazar's boat?
3. Luzon cautions Ramun against talking too much where?
4. Who does Mr. Salazar ask Ramun to fetch when he sends him out during the negotiations?
5. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the Manta Diablo when it roamed the earth.
3. Using descriptions from the text, describe how a boat in the Salazar fleet looks.
4. In Soto Luzon's lagoon, who listens and becomes angry if the people talk too much?
5. What do the four other major pearl dealers from La Paz carry with them when they visit Ramun's house?
6. Instead of worrying about the Manta Diablo following Luzon's canoe, what does Ramun focus his thoughts on?
7. After cutting the flaw out of the pearl, what three names does Ramun's father give the pearl?
8. What happens to Ramun on his 16th birthday?
9. How is the Manta Diablo banished to the sea?
10. What is Ramun's motivation to give Soto Luzon more money for the black pearl that Luzon brings to the shop?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using details from the text, describe Ramun's quest to become a man. What does Ramun overcome to finally feel like a man? Why does Ramun not feel like a man after the other two major tasks he completed in the novel? How are the three major events tied together, resulting in Ramun's attainment of manhood?
Essay Topic 2
Using details from the text, discuss how Ramun changed his beliefs when he realized the true nature of his father's death. What fact about Mr. Salazar's death causes Ramun to realize that he has been wrong about the pearl? Who tells Ramun about the true nature of his father's death? Would Ramun steal the pearl and attempt to return it to the Manta Diablo if he knew the truth about his father's death?
Essay Topic 3
Define persistence and describe how Ramun was persistent and how his persistence aided him in accomplishing his goals.
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