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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. Pearl diving is the town's major what?

2. What sea is close to Ramun's town?

3. How does Ramun feel about Soto's visit?

4. Before his death, who is the most educated man in Ramun's village?

5. On the first day that Ramun is with Luzon, how long do they sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What tradition does Soto Luzon do every time he passes the cave?

3. How is the Manta Diablo banished to the sea?

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

5. Why doesn't Ramun's father want to take the pearl to Mexico City?

6. Why do the mothers in Ramun's village tell their children tales of the Manta Diablo?

7. What happens to Ramun on his 16th birthday?

8. What does Ramun once see his father do to two men who are fighting?

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

10. Why does Ramun's father give the pearl to the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using details from the text and class discussions, compare and contrast the old wives tales of what the Manta Diablo looked like and the actual look of the Manta Diablo that Ramun witnessed and described in the story. How is the manta the same as the folktales, and how is it different from the tales?

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

Ramun and his father both mention that the whole town benefits from the pearl trade. Using details from the text and classroom discussions, describe how the whole town benefited from the pearl business.

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