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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 physical trait of Ramun's does Gaspar Ruiz criticize Ramun for having?
(a) Light skin.
(b) Reddish hair.
(c) Blonde hair.
(d) Blue eyes.

2. How old is Ramun at the beginning of the story?
(a) 22-years-old.
(b) 12-years-old.
(c) 16-years-old.
(d) 15-years-old.

3. How do Ramun and Luzon reach the shore of their destination after Ramun finds the giant pearl?
(a) They never make it to shore.
(b) Another person saves them.
(c) Canoe.
(d) Swim.

4. During the boat ride back to La Paz, what is all that Ramun can think about?
(a) Father Linares.
(b) Nothing, Ramun and Luzon do not leave.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Impressing people.

5. After the pearl is cut, what does Mr. Salazar proclaim to Ramun?
(a) That the flaw runs deep.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That the pearl broke.
(d) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ramun pay Soto?

3. Who does Mr. Salazar ask Ramun to fetch when he sends him out during the negotiations?

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

5. What occupation is Ramun's father famous for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What two errands must Soto Luzon take care of before Ramun and Luzon can leave for Luzon's Lagoon?

4. Why does Soto Luzon not help Ramun when Ramun dives in the cave?

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

7. Why does Ramun's father close the door to his home workshop when he is examining the pearl?

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

9. Describe the Manta Diablo when it roamed the earth.

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

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