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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 do Luzon and Ramun sight traveling behind them as they row toward La Paz?
(a) A shark.
(b) A whale.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Nothing.

2. How many eyes is the Manta Diablo said to have?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What does Mr. Salazar insist Ramun do with his eyes?
(a) Watch closely.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Leave the room.
(d) Close them.

4. What does Ramun do with his eyes when his father removes the disappointing characteristic?
(a) Stares with them.
(b) Averts them.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Closes them.

5. Luzon cautions Ramun against talking too much where?
(a) In the house.
(b) In the village.
(c) On the water.
(d) Nowhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many carats is Soto's pearl?

2. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?

3. What name is Gaspar Ruiz also known as?

4. On the fourth morning, where does Ramun paddle to?

5. What sign of respect does Soto Luzon show Manta Diablo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Ramun's father come up with about the giant pearl and its flaw before he cuts the pearl?

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

3. 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?

4. When Luzon and Ramun travel to Luzon's Lagoon, what causes their trip to take longer than expected?

5. What tradition does Soto Luzon do every time he passes the cave?

6. When Ramun dives for pearls in El Diablo's cave, why does he choose the nearest oyster?

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

8. In Soto Luzon's lagoon, who listens and becomes angry if the people talk too much?

9. According to Ramun's mother, what does the Manta Diablo look like?

10. What is the first thing Ramun's father says to the other pearl dealers?

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