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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ruiz plan to sell the pearl?
(a) Pichilinque.
(b) Cerralvo.
(c) Guaymas.
(d) La Paz.

2. Where do Ramun and Ruiz land?
(a) Pichilinque.
(b) Guaymas.
(c) La Paz.
(d) Isla de los Muertos.

3. Who lives on Isla de los Muertos?
(a) No one.
(b) Ruiz.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) A group of savage Indians.

4. Who is the lone survivor of the Salazar shipwreck?
(a) No one.
(b) Mr. Salazar.
(c) Soto Luzon.
(d) Sevillano.

5. Where does the harpoon lodge when Ruiz throws it?
(a) Nowhere, he misses his shot.
(b) Between the Manta Diablo's eyes.
(c) Between the Manta Diablo's wings.
(d) In Ruiz's foot.

6. Where is Father Gallardo when Ramun searches for him to ask him about advice pertaining to the pearl?
(a) Showering.
(b) Absent.
(c) Missing.
(d) Sleeping.

7. The Manta Diablo does not appear until what has cleared when Ruiz and Ramun are one their way to sell the pearl?
(a) The storm.
(b) The mist.
(c) The sea.
(d) The Indians.

8. Why does La Paz hold a celebration?
(a) To celebrate the fleet.
(b) To celebrate the pearl.
(c) They do not have a celebration.
(d) To celebrate the oyster.

9. What type of storm does Ramun lie to his mother about?
(a) A fiesta.
(b) A chubasco.
(c) A coromuel.
(d) None.

10. Mr. Salazar set sail in his fleet how long after the La Paz celebration?
(a) A week later.
(b) 3 days later.
(c) 1 month later.
(d) The next morning.

11. Who dives into the water and catches the pearl?
(a) Ramun.
(b) Luzon.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Sevillano.

12. What emotion causes Salazar to make a bad decision when he sees the storm approaching?
(a) Humility.
(b) Anger.
(c) Greed.
(d) Arrogant pride.

13. What "ailment" does the person who refuses go to the celebration claim to be suffering from?
(a) A headache.
(b) A stomach ache.
(c) She does not miss the celebration.
(d) He is out of town.

14. Where does the Manta Diablo pull the boat after it has been harpooned?
(a) Toward the lagoon.
(b) Under water.
(c) Toward La Paz.
(d) Nowhere.

15. Who steals the pearl from the Madonna?
(a) Ramun's mother.
(b) Sevillano.
(c) Luzon.
(d) Ramun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ramun do after he finishes his prayer after his encounter with Manta Diablo?

2. What does Ruiz plan to kill the Manta Diablo with?

3. What does Ramun offer to take from the Sevillano so he can sleep?

4. What is paraded around the plaza?

5. What destination does Mr. Salazar's fleet set sail for after the La Paz celebration?

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