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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a fiesta?
(a) A tree.
(b) A type of fish.
(c) A party.
(d) A present.

3. Who does Ruiz go to help when Mr. Salazar's boat is overloaded with oysters?
(a) Divers from a different fleet.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Divers from the rest of the fleet.
(d) No one.

4. Who hides in the bottom of the boat when Ruiz spots a giant manta following Mr. Salazar's boat?
(a) Gaspar Ruiz.
(b) No one.
(c) Ramun.
(d) The Indian.

5. Who is Ramun's father?
(a) Gaspar Ruiz.
(b) Blas Salazar.
(c) Father Linares.
(d) No one, Ramun did not have a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is Gaspar Ruiz also known as?

2. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?

3. Where is Ramun's father when Soto Luzon visits?

4. How many pearls does Soto Luzon bring with him?

5. Who blesses Mr. Salazar's fleet before it sets out on an expedition?

(see the answer key)

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