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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ramun's father repeat three times when he realizes that the pearl is not a fake?
(a) My son.
(b) Madre de Dios.
(c) Where did you find it?
(d) Nothing.

2. What tool does Ramun's father use to remove the disappointing characteristic?
(a) He does not use any tools.
(b) A saw.
(c) A sharped curved knife.
(d) A piece of sandpaper.

3. Ramun and Luzon leave Luzon's house without doing what?
(a) Telling Luzon's family.
(b) Ramun and Luzon do not leave.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) The Pearl of Heaven.

4. Where does Ramun's father wish to search for pearls?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Pacific Ocean.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Luzon's lagoon.

5. Where does Gaspar Ruiz find a perfect pearl the size of a hen's egg?
(a) Vermillion Sea.
(b) Pacific Ocean.
(c) Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Gulf of Persia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gaspar Ruiz supposedly sell the perfect pearl to?

2. Who does Mr. Salazar try to sell the pearl to?

3. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?

4. What snuffs out the candles at Ramun's house?

5. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?

(see the answer key)

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