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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ramun's pearl is perfectly what?
(a) Oval.
(b) White.
(c) Square.
(d) Round.

2. How many pesos does Mr. Salazar want for the pearl?
(a) 0.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

4. After the pearl is cut, what does Mr. Salazar proclaim to Ramun?
(a) That the pearl broke.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That the flaw runs deep.
(d) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.

5. How does Ramun react when his mother tells him stories of Manta Diablo?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He hides in his closet.
(d) He has no reaction.

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

7. What opportunity emerges that allows Ramun to convince his father to let him join a pearl diving expedition?
(a) Ramun won a bet.
(b) One of the sailors is sick.
(c) His father is sick.
(d) Ramun never went on a pearl diving expedition with his father.

8. What sign of respect does Soto Luzon show Manta Diablo?
(a) None.
(b) He feeds him fish.
(c) He tips his hat.
(d) He promises his first born child.

9. How long is the shell of the oyster that Ramun finds?
(a) Longer than Ramun's leg.
(b) As long as Ramun's arm.
(c) Half as long as Ramun's arm.
(d) Half as long as Ramun's leg.

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

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

12. What other pearl does Ramun find in his prized oyster?
(a) The Pearl of La Paz.
(b) The Pearl of Sea.
(c) No other pearls were found.
(d) The Pearl of Heaven.

13. How do the people in Ramun's town feel about the Manta Diablo?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Sad.

14. What is the buyer(s) final offer?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 0.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 20,000.

15. What name is Gaspar Ruiz also known as?
(a) Salazar.
(b) The Indian.
(c) Sevillano.
(d) Seville de Paz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luzon suggests listens to people's conversations?

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

3. How much does the pearl that Ramun found in the giant oyster weigh?

4. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?

5. How many layers of the pearl must be trimmed away?

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