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

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

3. What does Ramun offer to take from the Sevillano so he can sleep?
(a) The pearl.
(b) The steering wheel.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The tiller.

4. What does Ramun do with the pearl after his trip with Ruiz?
(a) Buries it in his father's grave.
(b) Hides it in his room.
(c) Returns it to the Madonna.
(d) Returns it to the Manta Diablo.

5. Who confronts Ramun privately and asks Ramun to return the pearl to the sea?
(a) Sevillano.
(b) Ramun's mother.
(c) No one.
(d) Luzon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What epiphany comes to Ramun as he is praying about the pearl?

2. Why does La Paz hold a celebration?

3. Where does Ramun's father wish to search for pearls?

4. What does Ramun pray for when he enters the church after he sees Manta Diablo?

5. Who is the most worried about the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Sevillano harpoons the manta and the manta changes course, where is the manta pulling the boat to?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. How do the people of La Paz and the surrounding area travel to the celebration of the Pearl of Heaven?

7. Why does the smallest change in weather make Ramun's mother fearful?

8. Why is Ramun no longer as annoyed by the Sevillano after he finds the large pearl?

9. What are some of the provisions the Sevillano brings with him when he follows Ramun to the lagoon?

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

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