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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sea is close to Ramun's town?
(a) The Dead Sea.
(b) The Black Sea.
(c) The Vermillion Sea.
(d) None, there is not a sea close to Ramun's town.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?

2. How many boats are in the Salazar's fleet?

3. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?

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

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

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