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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 destination does Mr. Salazar's fleet set sail for after the La Paz celebration?
(a) Cerralvo.
(b) Luzon's lagoon.
(c) Pichilinque.
(d) Seville.

2. What epiphany comes to Ramun as he is praying about the pearl?
(a) That someone has stolen the pearl.
(b) That it has brought nothing but disaster.
(c) That his father is alive.
(d) Ramun reaches no epiphany.

3. Who steals the pearl from the Madonna?
(a) Ramun.
(b) Sevillano.
(c) Luzon.
(d) Ramun's mother.

4. Where does Ramun's father wish to search for pearls?
(a) Pacific Ocean.
(b) Luzon's lagoon.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Mexico City.

5. How many days pass between Mr. Salazar disposing of the pearl and the celebration held in La Paz?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. One person refuses to join in the celebration of the pearl, what is the person's true "ailment"?

2. Mr. Salazar set sail in his fleet how long after the La Paz celebration?

3. Where does Ramun pray when he is seeking advice pertaining to the pearl?

4. How many times does Ruiz fill his lungs with air before jumping on the manta?

5. How many giant manta's does Ruiz claim to have killed in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the Sevillano give to Ramun when Ramun is wondering how the Sevillano was saved from the storm?

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

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 the Sevillano died.

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

6. Ramun believes that the pearl caused his father's fleet to wreck, causing the death of his father and several crewmen. The Sevillano feels that a different reason caused the wreck. What reason does the Sevillano give Ramun for the shipwreck?

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. How does Ramun know that a chubasco storm is brewing?

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

10. When Ramun and the Sevillano are heading toward Guaymas to sell the pearl, what response does the Sevillano give Ramun when Ramun asks him if he would like Ramun to take the tiller so the Sevillano can sleep?

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