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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. What is the buyer(s) final offer?

3. Is Soto Luzon older or younger than Ramun?

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

5. How many eyes is the Manta Diablo said to have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What three things about the pearl business does Ramun's father want to teach Ramun?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Luzon and Ramun travel to Luzon's Lagoon, what causes their trip to take longer than expected?

9. Instead of worrying about the Manta Diablo following Luzon's canoe, what does Ramun focus his thoughts on?

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

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

Define persistence and describe how Ramun was persistent and how his persistence aided him in accomplishing his goals.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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