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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Ruiz holding while he sleeps?
(a) A gun.
(b) The pearl.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A knife.

3. What does the Manta Diablo represent to Ramun?
(a) Anger.
(b) Manhood.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Evil.

4. What is one of the two greatest events to ever happen in La Paz?
(a) Sevillano surviving the ship wreck.
(b) Mr. Salazar surviving the ship wreck.
(c) The discovery of the black pearl.
(d) No great events happened.

5. What epiphany comes to Ramun as he is praying about the pearl?
(a) That someone has stolen the pearl.
(b) That his father is alive.
(c) Ramun reaches no epiphany.
(d) That it has brought nothing but disaster.

6. What color are the creature's eyes that follow Ruiz and Ramun on their journey?
(a) Amber.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

7. What does Ruiz plan to kill the Manta Diablo with?
(a) A harpoon.
(b) Poison.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

8. Who is the second person Ramun runs into during his walk home from the celebration?
(a) Sevillano.
(b) Soto Luzon.
(c) Gaspar Ruiz.
(d) No one.

9. What is paraded around the plaza?
(a) Ramun.
(b) The pearl.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The statue of the Madonna.

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

11. At what time does Ramun reach Luzon's Lagoon?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) He never reaches the lagoon.
(d) Dawn.

12. How many days after the storm are the funerals held for the missing sailors?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

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

14. On Ramun and Ruiz's voyage what do they see following them after dark?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Luzon.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Manta Diablo.

15. How many men are lost in the Salazar fleet?
(a) 0.
(b) 31.
(c) 34.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a coromuel?

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

3. Where does Ruiz stow the pearl when Manta Diablo arrives?

4. What continues to catch Ramun's eye when he is praying about the pearl?

5. Who refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?

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