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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color of pearls does Soto Luzon bring?
(a) None.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. 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.

3. What does Ramun's father promise Ramun when he turns sixteen?
(a) He does not promise Ramun anything.
(b) He promises to close his pearl business.
(c) He promises that Ramun can run a fleet of ships.
(d) He promises that Ramun can pearl dive.

4. Where do Ramun and his father take the pearl once they reach home?
(a) Ramun's bedroom.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) The family kitchen.
(d) Their small workshop.

5. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?
(a) A chip.
(b) Nothing about the pearl disappoints Ramun and his father.
(c) A small flaw.
(d) A manta face.

Short Answer Questions

1. One person refuses to join in the celebration of the pearl, what is the person's true "ailment"?

2. What is blessed during the celebration?

3. What is a fiesta?

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

5. How many small pearls does Ramun find in his prized oyster?

(see the answer key)

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