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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sea is close to Ramun's town?
(a) None, there is not a sea close to Ramun's town.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Vermillion Sea.
(d) The Black Sea.

2. What time of day is it when Ramun and Soto Luzon reach their destination?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.

3. Which boat does Ramun travel on?
(a) Santa Anna.
(b) Santa Maria.
(c) None.
(d) Santa Theresa.

4. How does Ramun react when his mother tells him stories of Manta Diablo?
(a) He has no reaction.
(b) He hides in his closet.
(c) He cries.
(d) He laughs.

5. How many pearls does Soto Luzon bring with him?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of pearls does Soto Luzon bring?

2. Even though Ramun now has adult status in the community, what doesn't Ramun feel like?

3. What other pearl does Ramun find in his prized oyster?

4. After the pearl is cut, what does Mr. Salazar proclaim to Ramun?

5. What keeps swimming in front of Ramun's eyes as he tries to pry the oyster from its bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ramun once see his father do to two men who are fighting?

2. Describe the duties Ramun had to do when he sailed on the Santa Theresa with his father.

3. What three things about the pearl business does Ramun's father want to teach Ramun?

4. How often does Soto Luzon visit Salazar and Son?

5. What happens to Ramun on his 16th birthday?

6. What does Gaspar Ruiz have tattooed all over his body?

7. Why do the mothers in Ramun's village tell their children tales of the Manta Diablo?

8. Using descriptions from the text, describe how a boat in the Salazar fleet looks.

9. Instead of worrying about the Manta Diablo following Luzon's canoe, what does Ramun focus his thoughts on?

10. Which characters from the story ride in the Santa Theresa boat from the Salazar fleet?

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