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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Moorish infidels.
(c) Irish hethens.
(d) Americans.

2. How does Mr. Salazar ultimately dispose of the pearl?
(a) Sells it to a pearl dealer he is friends with.
(b) Sells it to Gaspar Ruiz.
(c) Gives it as an offering to Madonna.
(d) He doesn't. He keeps it.

3. How long do the buyer(s) and Mr. Salazar haggle?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Minutes.
(c) Days.
(d) Hours.

4. How long after the Salazar fleet sets sail, after the La Paz celebration, does the weather change?
(a) That afternoon.
(b) The next day.
(c) The weather was bad when they started out.
(d) The weather did not change.

5. How much time passes before Mr. Salazar decides to sell the pearl?
(a) A week.
(b) A day.
(c) A year.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the weather conditions when the Salazar fleet sets sail after the La Paz celebration?

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

4. What does Ramun do with the oyster when he realizes that it is too heavy to lift into his canoe?

5. Mr. Salazar set sail in his fleet how long after the La Paz celebration?

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