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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the weather conditions when the Salazar fleet sets sail after the La Paz celebration?
(a) Fair under blue skies.
(b) Hot and sunny.
(c) Windy.
(d) Thunderstorming.

2. Before his death, who is the most educated man in Ramun's village?
(a) Ramun's grandfather.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Ramun's father.
(d) Father Linares.

3. What weather element prevents Ramun from finding his destination quickly on the fourth day?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Tidal wave.
(d) Mist.

4. Where do Ramun and Ruiz land?
(a) Isla de los Muertos.
(b) Pichilinque.
(c) La Paz.
(d) Guaymas.

5. What is a chubasco?
(a) A storm blowing in from the desert.
(b) A storm blowing in from the mountains.
(c) A storm blowing in from the sea.
(d) A chubasco does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pearl diving is the town's major what?

2. What does Ramun's father promise Ramun when he turns sixteen?

3. What other pearl does Ramun find in his prized oyster?

4. What sea is close to Ramun's town?

5. How many days do Ramun and Soto Luzon dive together?

(see the answer key)

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