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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. Before Ramun can tell about Manta Diablo, what must he first tell the reader?
(a) About his grandfather.
(b) About Father Linares.
(c) About the Pearl of Heaven.
(d) About his father.

2. Are the oysters that Ramun finds in the secret location larger or smaller then the ones he usually sees?
(a) Ramun did not find any oysters in a secret location.
(b) Smaller.
(c) The same size.
(d) Larger.

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

4. What ancestors does Gaspar Ruiz claim this particular physical trait of Ramun's comes from?
(a) Irish hethens.
(b) Americans.
(c) Moorish infidels.
(d) Spanish.

5. What sign of respect does Soto Luzon show Manta Diablo?
(a) He feeds him fish.
(b) He promises his first born child.
(c) He tips his hat.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Ramun's father give him for his birthday?

2. How does Ramun feel about Soto's visit?

3. When Ramun and Soto Luzon arrive at their destination, what is ominously circling the boat?

4. What form of transportation does Soto Luzon use to visit Ramun?

5. What tool does Ramun's father use to remove the disappointing characteristic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ramun put the small pearls he found in the other half of the oyster shell?

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

3. How does Ramun know that Soto Luzon is coming to visit Ramun at the pearl business?

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter Five, Ramun feels uneasy when Luzon and he enter Luzon's Lagoon. What does Ramun think is causing his uneasiness?

6. What do the four other major pearl dealers from La Paz carry with them when they visit Ramun's house?

7. What is Ramun's motivation to give Soto Luzon more money for the black pearl that Luzon brings to the shop?

8. Why does Ramun's father give the pearl to the church?

9. Why doesn't Ramun's father want to take the pearl to Mexico City?

10. Describe the process of 'taking the wind'.

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