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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. One person refuses to join in the celebration of the pearl, what is the person's true "ailment"?
2. Where does Ruiz stow the pearl when Manta Diablo arrives?
3. Who lives on Isla de los Muertos?
4. What is one of the two greatest events to ever happen in La Paz?
5. Where does Ramun say his father's fleet probably safely landed?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does Father Gallardo place a cross in the sand?
3. Using details from the text, describe Ramun's time in the church after the funeral for the men lost at sea in the storm.
4. Why do Ramun and the Sevillano have to save their boat from sinking, and what method do they use to bail the water out?
5. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?
6. Ramun believes that the pearl caused his father's fleet to wreck, causing the death of his father and several crewmen. The Sevillano feels that a different reason caused the wreck. What reason does the Sevillano give Ramun for the shipwreck?
7. Why does the smallest change in weather make Ramun's mother fearful?
8. Using details from the text, describe how Ramun's courtyard looked after the chubasco storm.
9. Using details from the text, describe what Ramun did when he returned to La Paz.
10. Why does Ramun believe that the Indian on the hill might help him if Ramun explains why he has landed on their island?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how greed was a central theme to the story. How is greed represented in the story? Is there more than one type of greed presented? In what ways is Mr. Salazar greedy? How do the other characters react to each other's greed in the story?
Essay Topic 3
What are the elements of conflict and what types of conflict does Ramun face? How does Ramun overcome his conflicts?
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