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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. Where does Mr. Salazar send Ramun during the negotiations for the pearl?

2. What does Ramun's father repeat three times when he realizes that the pearl is not a fake?

3. Where does Gaspar Ruiz find a perfect pearl the size of a hen's egg?

4. Who blesses Mr. Salazar's fleet before it sets out on an expedition?

5. Where do Ramun and his father take the pearl once they reach home?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ramun's mother, what does the Manta Diablo look like?

2. What does Ramun write in the ledger at the shop while he waits for his father's fleet to return?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the process of 'taking the wind'.

8. What is the first thing Ramun's father says to the other pearl dealers?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

A major part of a novel is the point of view. What point of view is this story told from? What are the advantages and disadvantages of telling the story from this point of view? Why do you think the author chose this point of view?

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