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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. Who is the second person Ramun runs into during his walk home from the celebration?
(a) Soto Luzon.
(b) Sevillano.
(c) Gaspar Ruiz.
(d) No one.

2. What idea about the black pearl does Gaspar Ruiz scoff at?
(a) That the pearl has brought bad luck.
(b) That the pearl belongs to Manta Diablo.
(c) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.
(d) That Ramun found the pearl.

3. Where does Ramun pray when he is seeking advice pertaining to the pearl?
(a) At the Madonna.
(b) In the pews.
(c) No specific information is mentioned in the book.
(d) At home.

4. What do Ramun and Ruiz eat when they land their boat?
(a) Fish.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Corn cakes.
(d) Nothing.

5. How many giant manta's does Ruiz claim to have killed in the past?
(a) 27.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sets of teeth does the creature that follows Ruiz and Ramun have?

2. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?

3. The Manta Diablo does not appear until what has cleared when Ruiz and Ramun are one their way to sell the pearl?

4. What does Ramun do after he finishes his prayer after his encounter with Manta Diablo?

5. What emotion causes Salazar to make a bad decision when he sees the storm approaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using details from the text, describe how the Sevillano died.

2. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?

3. Where is the Pearl of Heaven placed to rest on the Madonna statue?

4. Why do Ramun and the Sevillano have to save their boat from sinking, and what method do they use to bail the water out?

5. How does the Sevillano react when Ramun tells him that it is the Manta Diablo that almost drowned them and their boat?

6. Using details from the text, describe how Ramun's courtyard looked after the chubasco storm.

7. Using details from the text, describe Ramun's time in the church after the funeral for the men lost at sea in the storm.

8. When Ramun returns to the lagoon, why isn't he afraid of the Manta Diablo?

9. Using details from the text, describe what Ramun did when he returned to La Paz.

10. On the day Ramun returned to La Paz and replaced the pearl in the Madonna's hands, he stated that it was today that he became a man. Why does Ramun feel that this day is the day he earned his manhood?

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