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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. How many carats is Soto's pearl?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. How many pesos does the buyer(s) offer?
(a) 0.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 20,000.

3. Where is the first place Ramun stops when he reaches La Paz?
(a) The market place.
(b) Home.
(c) Salazar and Son.
(d) Church.

4. When diving, what must Ramun and Soto avoid?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Giant clams.
(c) Manta Diablo.
(d) Squid.

5. Ramun's pearl is perfectly what?
(a) Square.
(b) White.
(c) Round.
(d) Oval.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Salazar suggest they do with the characteristic that disappoints Ramun and his father?

2. Are the oysters that Ramun finds in the secret location larger or smaller then the ones he usually sees?

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

4. What surfaces after the splash that is practically on top of Luzon and 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. Why doesn't Ramun's father want to take the pearl to Mexico City?

2. What body part of Ramun's is his father ashamed of, and why?

3. After cutting the flaw out of the pearl, what three names does Ramun's father give the pearl?

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

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

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

7. What simile does Ramun use to describe how fast the word about the pearl spreads through the town of La Paz?

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

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

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

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