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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skills does Ramun quickly learn?
(a) The grading and valuation of the pearls.
(b) None, Ramun is lazy.
(c) The operations for running a fleet of ships.
(d) How to drive a stick shift car.

2. What color of pearls does Soto Luzon bring?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) None.

3. How old is Ramun at the beginning of the story?
(a) 12-years-old.
(b) 15-years-old.
(c) 22-years-old.
(d) 16-years-old.

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

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

6. Who does Luzon suggests listens to people's conversations?
(a) His wife.
(b) The Manta Diablo.
(c) No one.
(d) His neighbor.

7. What color is Soto Luzon's transportation?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

8. Who blesses Mr. Salazar's fleet before it sets out on an expedition?
(a) No one.
(b) Father Linares.
(c) Ramun's father.
(d) Father Gallardo.

9. How many eyes is the Manta Diablo said to have?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

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

11. How many people see Manta Diablo?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three-hundred.
(d) One.

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

13. On the first day that Ramun is with Luzon, how long do they sleep?
(a) Until dawn.
(b) Until midnight.
(c) Until noon.
(d) Until dusk.

14. During the boat ride back to La Paz, what is all that Ramun can think about?
(a) Father Linares.
(b) Nothing, Ramun and Luzon do not leave.
(c) Impressing people.
(d) Manta Diablo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other pearl does Ramun find in his prized oyster?

2. What does Ramun long to become at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Ramun's father repeat three times when he realizes that the pearl is not a fake?

4. Who banishes Manta Diablo to the sea?

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

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