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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. Which boat does Ramun travel on?
2. How does Ramun feel about Soto's visit?
3. What characteristic does the pearl have that disappoints Ramun and his father?
4. What does Ramun do with the oyster when he realizes that it is too heavy to lift into his canoe?
5. Why is Ramun's father reluctant to let Ramun join the pearl divers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Ramun on his 16th birthday?
2. When Luzon and Ramun travel to Luzon's Lagoon, what causes their trip to take longer than expected?
3. Why does Soto Luzon not help Ramun when Ramun dives in the cave?
4. What body part of Ramun's is his father ashamed of, and why?
5. What does Gaspar Ruiz have tattooed all over his body?
6. Why doesn't Ramun's father want to take the pearl to Mexico City?
7. What three things about the pearl business does Ramun's father want to teach Ramun?
8. What two errands must Soto Luzon take care of before Ramun and Luzon can leave for Luzon's Lagoon?
9. What do the four other major pearl dealers from La Paz carry with them when they visit Ramun's house?
10. Describe the Manta Diablo when it roamed the earth.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using details from the text, compare and contrast the physical appearance of the Manta Diablo as described by Ramun's mother and the other mothers in the village. How do the various descriptions of the Manta Diablo show how a superstition or legend can change over time and from person to person?
Essay Topic 2
What effect do unnamed characters have on the story? Why would the author choose not to name some of the characters?
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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