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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days pass between Mr. Salazar disposing of the pearl and the celebration held in La Paz?
(a) 0.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?
(a) A chip.
(b) A small flaw.
(c) Nothing about the pearl disappoints Ramun and his father.
(d) A manta face.

3. Whose voice does Ramun hear when he reaches the lagoon?
(a) Luzon's.
(b) Manta Diablo's.
(c) His father's.
(d) Sevillano's.

4. How does Soto Luzon know that Manta Diablo has departed for the day?
(a) The mist is gone.
(b) The villagers tell him.
(c) He does not know for certain.
(d) The mist is still there.

5. How much money does the buyer(s) bring with them?
(a) One million dollars.
(b) None.
(c) Undisclosed amounts.
(d) A satchel full.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Luzon search the secret location with Ramun?

2. On the first day that Ramun is with Luzon, how long do they sleep?

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

4. Why does La Paz hold a celebration?

5. What is a chubasco?

(see the answer key)

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