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

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

4. Where is Father Gallardo when Ramun searches for him to ask him about advice pertaining to the pearl?
(a) Showering.
(b) Missing.
(c) Absent.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What does the Manta Diablo seem to be daring Ruiz to do?
(a) Jump into the water.
(b) Kill Ramun.
(c) Return the pearl.
(d) Cast the harpoon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ramun offer to take from the Sevillano so he can sleep?

4. Who notices Ramun joining the crowd at the church after Ramun returns to La Paz?

5. What is Ruiz holding while he sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Why does Father Gallardo place a cross in the sand?

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

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

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