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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. What form of transportation does Soto Luzon use to visit Ramun?

2. What physical trait of Ramun's does Gaspar Ruiz criticize Ramun for having?

3. Where has Ramun hidden his prized pearl?

4. What physical characteristics does Manta Diablo have when he roams the earth?

5. What is it like when Ramun and his father try to walk home with the pearl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Manta Diablo when it roamed the earth.

2. What conclusion does Ramun's father come up with about the giant pearl and its flaw before he cuts the pearl?

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

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

5. What two errands must Soto Luzon take care of before Ramun and Luzon can leave for Luzon's Lagoon?

6. Why does Soto Luzon not help Ramun when Ramun dives in the cave?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What is Ramun's motivation to give Soto Luzon more money for the black pearl that Luzon brings to the shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Isla de los Muertos received its name. How do Ramun and the Sevillano see how the island received its name first hand? What does Isla de los Muertos mean? What happens to people when they land on the island uninvited? How are Ramun and the Sevillano forced to land on the island?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the setting of the novel and use details from the text and class discussion to explain how the reader can figure out the setting by the context clues contained in the text.

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