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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?
(a) A partnership in the pearl business.
(b) A new car.
(c) A black pearl.
(d) A fleet of ships.

5. What physical characteristics does Manta Diablo have when he roams the earth?
(a) Red skin and a pitchfork.
(b) Blue eyes and blonde hair.
(c) Seven eyes and sharp teeth.
(d) Claws and a forked tongue.

6. How many pearls does Soto Luzon bring with him?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

7. What does Ramun do with his eyes when his father removes the disappointing characteristic?
(a) Closes them.
(b) Averts them.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Stares with them.

8. Who dives when Mr. Salazar's fleet reaches the oyster beds?
(a) Ramun and Mr. Salazar.
(b) Ruiz and Ramun.
(c) Ruiz and the Indian.
(d) Mr. Salazar and Ruiz.

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

10. Where are Ramun and Soto Luzon traveling to?
(a) An island.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) A fleet of ships.
(d) A lagoon.

11. What occupation is Ramun's father famous for?
(a) Crab trapping.
(b) Tuna fishing.
(c) Pearl dealing.
(d) Hunting.

12. What is bleeding on Ramun by the time he finally frees the oyster?
(a) His hands.
(b) His arm.
(c) His feet.
(d) His eyes.

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

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

15. Who does Gaspar Ruiz supposedly sell the perfect pearl to?
(a) A shah.
(b) Salazar.
(c) Ramun.
(d) Father Gallardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hides in the bottom of the boat when Ruiz spots a giant manta following Mr. Salazar's boat?

2. What does Mr. Salazar insist Ramun do with his eyes?

3. What keeps swimming in front of Ramun's eyes as he tries to pry the oyster from its bed?

4. How many people show up to buy the pearl?

5. What tool does Ramun's father use to remove the disappointing characteristic?

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