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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pesos does the buyer(s) offer?

2. When they reach the shore, what does Luzon beg Ramun to do?

3. Where is the first place Ramun stops when he reaches La Paz?

4. Ramun's pearl is perfectly what?

5. What is bleeding on Ramun by the time he finally frees the oyster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How often does Soto Luzon visit Salazar and Son?

2. Using descriptions from the text, describe how a boat in the Salazar fleet looks.

3. Describe the duties Ramun had to do when he sailed on the Santa Theresa with his father.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Five, Ramun feels uneasy when Luzon and he enter Luzon's Lagoon. What does Ramun think is causing his uneasiness?

5. What simile does Ramun use to describe how fast the word about the pearl spreads through the town of La Paz?

6. Why does Ramun put the small pearls he found in the other half of the oyster shell?

7. In Soto Luzon's lagoon, who listens and becomes angry if the people talk too much?

8. When Ramun dives for pearls in El Diablo's cave, why does he choose the nearest oyster?

9. What do the four other major pearl dealers from La Paz carry with them when they visit Ramun's house?

10. What body part of Ramun's is his father ashamed of, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using details from the text and from class discussions, describe the two greatest happenings in all the history of La Paz. What are the two greatest happenings in all of La Paz? Are the happenings connected? How does Ramun feel about the two greatest happenings in La Paz history?

Essay Topic 2

Using details from the text and class discussions, describe Ramun and Gaspar Ruiz's relationship. How are Ruiz and Ramun like brothers? Do Ruiz and Ramun have a friendly relationship? How is Ruiz a negative influence on Ramun? Why does Ramun want to impress Ruiz?

Essay Topic 3

Using details from the novel and class discussion, describe the climax of the story. What is the climax of the story? How is the climax resolved by the end of the novel?

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