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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. Where does Gaspar Ruiz find a perfect pearl the size of a hen's egg?
(a) Gulf of Mexico.
(b) Pacific Ocean.
(c) Vermillion Sea.
(d) Gulf of Persia.

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

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

4. What skills does Ramun quickly learn?
(a) How to drive a stick shift car.
(b) The grading and valuation of the pearls.
(c) The operations for running a fleet of ships.
(d) None, Ramun is lazy.

5. What color is Soto Luzon's transportation?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day that Ramun is with Luzon, how long do they sleep?

2. What is Soto's response to Ramun's favor?

3. Which boat does Ramun travel on?

4. How long is the shell of the oyster that Ramun finds?

5. What is the first step to pearl diving that Luzon shows Ramun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Manta Diablo banished to the sea?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What hangs over the water on the morning of Ramun's fourth day of learning to dive for pearls?

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

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