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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Ramun's position on the expedition?
(a) A tender.
(b) A diver.
(c) A captain.
(d) None, Ramun does not go on an expedition.

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

4. What does Ramun long to become at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A shark fisherman.
(b) A ship's captain.
(c) A father.
(d) A pearl diver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?

2. What name is Gaspar Ruiz also known as?

3. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?

4. How long can Gaspar Ruiz stay underwater when diving for pearls?

5. What does Ramun's mother threaten him with when he misbehaves as a child?

(see the answer key)

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