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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?
(a) Irish hethens.
(b) Moorish infidels.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Americans.

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

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

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

7. Who does Mr. Salazar try to sell the pearl to?
(a) Gaspar Ruiz.
(b) No one.
(c) The other pearl dealers of La Paz.
(d) Father Gallardo.

8. What does Ramun's mother threaten him with when he misbehaves as a child?
(a) Chores.
(b) Beatings.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Manta Diablo.

9. What is Soto's response to Ramun's favor?
(a) He happily agrees.
(b) There is no response because Ramun does not ask a favor.
(c) He disagrees.
(d) He reluctantly agrees.

10. How many boats are in the Salazar's fleet?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

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

12. How do Ramun and Luzon reach the shore of their destination after Ramun finds the giant pearl?
(a) They never make it to shore.
(b) Another person saves them.
(c) Canoe.
(d) Swim.

13. What color is the mist by Soto Luzon's hut?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

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

15. What form of transportation does Soto Luzon use to visit Ramun?
(a) Foot.
(b) Car.
(c) Train.
(d) Canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first step to pearl diving that Luzon shows Ramun?

2. After the pearl is cut, what does Mr. Salazar proclaim to Ramun?

3. What opportunity emerges that allows Ramun to convince his father to let him join a pearl diving expedition?

4. Who does Gaspar Ruiz supposedly sell the perfect pearl to?

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

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