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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 emotion causes Salazar to make a bad decision when he sees the storm approaching?
2. After moonrise, how many Indian's does Ramun see standing on the hill?
3. What is blessed during the celebration?
4. What is a coromuel?
5. Who dives into the water and catches the pearl?
Short Essay Questions
1. Using details from the text, describe Ramun's time in the church after the funeral for the men lost at sea in the storm.
2. On the day Ramun returned to La Paz and replaced the pearl in the Madonna's hands, he stated that it was today that he became a man. Why does Ramun feel that this day is the day he earned his manhood?
3. After the Sevillano harpoons the manta and the manta changes course, where is the manta pulling the boat to?
4. When Ramun and the Sevillano are heading toward Guaymas to sell the pearl, what response does the Sevillano give Ramun when Ramun asks him if he would like Ramun to take the tiller so the Sevillano can sleep?
5. Why does Father Gallardo feel that the Pearl of Heaven has already performed a miracle at the celebration for the pearl?
6. Why does Father Gallardo place a cross in the sand?
7. Using details from the text, describe how the Sevillano died.
8. When Ramun returns to the lagoon, why isn't he afraid of the Manta Diablo?
9. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?
10. How does Ramun know that a chubasco storm is brewing?
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
Using details from the novel and class discussion, describe the climax of the story. What is the climax of the story? How is the climax resolved by the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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