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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 refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?
(a) Gaspar Ruiz.
(b) Ramun.
(c) Mrs. Salazar.
(d) Mr. Salazar.

2. 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 Manta Diablo.
(d) Returns it to the Madonna.

3. Where does Ramun say his father's fleet probably safely landed?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Pichilinque.
(c) Luzon's Lagoon.
(d) Cerralvo.

4. One person refuses to join in the celebration of the pearl, what is the person's true "ailment"?
(a) They are mad.
(b) They are sick with a fever.
(c) They are happy.
(d) They are out of town.

5. At what time does Ramun reach Luzon's Lagoon?
(a) He never reaches the lagoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is an item or person paraded around the plaza during the celebration?

2. What idea about the black pearl does Gaspar Ruiz scoff at?

3. Where do Ramun and Ruiz land?

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

5. How many days after the storm are the funerals held for the missing sailors?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Using details from the text, describe the scene where the Manta Diablo jumped out of the water behind Ramun and Sevillano's boat.

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

4. How does Ramun feel about the two greatest happenings in all the history of La Paz?

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

6. Why does Ramun believe that the Indian on the hill might help him if Ramun explains why he has landed on their island?

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

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

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

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

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