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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Manta Diablo seem to be daring Ruiz to do?
(a) Return the pearl.
(b) Jump into the water.
(c) Cast the harpoon.
(d) Kill Ramun.

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

3. What happens to the Salazar fleet after the storm?
(a) Manta Diablo sinks them.
(b) They become lost at sea.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A shipwreck.

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

5. Who notices Ramun joining the crowd at the church after Ramun returns to La Paz?
(a) No one.
(b) His mother.
(c) Father Gallardo.
(d) Luzon.

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

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

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

9. What is a coromuel?
(a) A storm blowing in from the desert.
(b) A coromuel does not exist.
(c) A storm blowing in from the sea.
(d) A storm blowing in from the mountains.

10. Who does the Sevillano not believe in?
(a) Himself.
(b) The Pearl of Heaven.
(c) Ramun.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

11. What do Ramun and Ruiz eat when they land their boat?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Fish.
(c) Corn cakes.
(d) Nothing.

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

13. What time does the storm finally blow over?
(a) Noon the next day.
(b) Three days later.
(c) The storm does not stop.
(d) Midnight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ruiz holding while he sleeps?

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

4. What is another name for Isla de los Muertos?

5. Where is Father Gallardo when Ramun searches for him to ask him about advice pertaining to the pearl?

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