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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One person refuses to join in the celebration of the pearl, what is the person's true "ailment"?
(a) They are mad.
(b) They are happy.
(c) They are sick with a fever.
(d) They are out of town.

2. Where does Ramun say his father's fleet probably safely landed?
(a) Luzon's Lagoon.
(b) Pichilinque.
(c) Cerralvo.
(d) Nowhere.

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

4. After Ruiz is killed, where does Ramun return to?
(a) Guaymas.
(b) La Paz.
(c) Luzon's Lagoon.
(d) Isla de los Muertos.

5. After moonrise, how many Indian's does Ramun see standing on the hill?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

6. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?
(a) A knife.
(b) The pearl.
(c) A gun.
(d) Nothing.

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

8. What snuffs out the candles at Ramun's house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) An unseen hand/strong wind.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Ramun's mother.

9. What are the weather conditions when the Salazar fleet sets sail after the La Paz celebration?
(a) Hot and sunny.
(b) Thunderstorming.
(c) Windy.
(d) Fair under blue skies.

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

11. Who does Ramun encounter for the first time since finding the pearl during his walk home from the celebration?
(a) No one.
(b) Salazar.
(c) Sevillano.
(d) Luzon.

12. Who refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?
(a) Mrs. Salazar.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Gaspar Ruiz.
(d) Mr. Salazar.

13. Whose voice does Ramun hear when he reaches the lagoon?
(a) Manta Diablo's.
(b) His father's.
(c) Sevillano's.
(d) Luzon's.

14. When Ramun arrives at the lagoon what is he no longer afraid of?
(a) Sevillano.
(b) His mother.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Luzon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is paraded around the plaza?

2. When Ramun leaves the church after his prayer, who does he encounter?

3. What do the Indian's fire at Ruiz and Ramun?

4. What does Ramun do with the pearl after his trip with Ruiz?

5. Who is the second person Ramun runs into during his walk home from the celebration?

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