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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 Ramun found the pearl.
(c) That the pearl belongs to Manta Diablo.
(d) That the pearl is the Pearl of Heaven.

2. What emotion causes Salazar to make a bad decision when he sees the storm approaching?
(a) Greed.
(b) Anger.
(c) Humility.
(d) Arrogant pride.

3. How many times is an item or person paraded around the plaza during the celebration?
(a) Zero times.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

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

5. How many men are lost in the Salazar fleet?
(a) 32.
(b) 34.
(c) 0.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals the pearl from the Madonna?

2. How long after the Salazar fleet sets sail, after the La Paz celebration, does the weather change?

3. What do Ruiz and Ramun see many of when they are on their voyage together?

4. Where does Ramun say his father's fleet probably safely landed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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