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

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

4. What does Mr. Salazar suggest they do with the characteristic that disappoints Ramun and his father?
(a) Cut it out.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Break the pearl into small pieces.
(d) Sand it out.

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

6. How many small pearls does Ramun find in his prized oyster?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

7. What fear does Ramun express when his father makes his suggestion about the characteristic that disappoints them?
(a) That they should take the pearl to Mexico City and sell it.
(b) Ramun does not express any fears.
(c) That the flaw runs deep and the pearl will be ruined.
(d) That his father should keep the pearl the way it is.

8. Even though Ramun now has adult status in the community, what doesn't Ramun feel like?
(a) A man.
(b) A pearl diver.
(c) A teenager.
(d) A child.

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

10. On the fourth morning, where does Ramun paddle to?
(a) An island.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) A hidden cave.
(d) Home.

11. Who hides in the bottom of the boat when Ruiz spots a giant manta following Mr. Salazar's boat?
(a) Ramun.
(b) The Indian.
(c) No one.
(d) Gaspar Ruiz.

12. Where do Ramun and his father take the pearl once they reach home?
(a) The family kitchen.
(b) Ramun's bedroom.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Their small workshop.

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

14. How does Ramun pay Soto?
(a) He overpays him.
(b) He underpays him.
(c) He does not pay him.
(d) He writes a check.

15. What are the boats named after?
(a) Ramun's family.
(b) Sea currents.
(c) Types of pearls.
(d) Saints.