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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many layers of the pearl must be trimmed away?
(a) 5.
(b) Just 1, the top.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

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

6. Before Ramun can tell about Manta Diablo, what must he first tell the reader?
(a) About his father.
(b) About the Pearl of Heaven.
(c) About his grandfather.
(d) About Father Linares.

7. What keeps swimming in front of Ramun's eyes as he tries to pry the oyster from its bed?
(a) A shark.
(b) A school of small fish.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) A dolphin.

8. What surfaces after the splash that is practically on top of Luzon and Ramun?
(a) Manta Diablo.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Gaspar Ruiz.
(d) A shark.

9. What weather element prevents Ramun from finding his destination quickly on the fourth day?
(a) Mist.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Tidal wave.

10. What overturns Luzon's canoe?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A tremendous splash.
(c) A shark.
(d) A whale.

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

12. What favor does Ramun ask Soto to do?
(a) Teach him to drive.
(b) Ramun does not ask Soto for a favor.
(c) Teach him to dive.
(d) Teach him to swim.

13. A few days after Ramun joins his father's fleet who visits Ramun's father's business?
(a) Gaspar Ruiz.
(b) Soto Luzon.
(c) Father Linares.
(d) Father Gallardo.

14. Where is the first place Ramun stops when he reaches La Paz?
(a) The market place.
(b) Salazar and Son.
(c) Home.
(d) Church.

15. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?
(a) He knows that Ramun does not want the job.
(b) He is afraid that Ramun is too lazy.
(c) He is afraid Ramun can't swim.
(d) He is afraid that a storm could kill them both and destroy the business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What demeaning term do the buyer(s) refer to the pearl as?

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

3. How much money does the buyer(s) bring with them?

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

5. Ramun and Luzon leave Luzon's house without doing what?

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