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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 is another name for Isla de los Muertos?

2. What leaps into the air behind the boat that Ruiz and Ramun are traveling in?

3. On Ramun and Ruiz's voyage what do they see following them after dark?

4. Who is the lone survivor of the Salazar shipwreck?

5. How many times is an item or person paraded around the plaza during the celebration?

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 Ramun believe that the Indian on the hill might help him if Ramun explains why he has landed on their island?

3. What reason does the Sevillano give to Ramun when Ramun is wondering how the Sevillano was saved from the storm?

4. What are some of the provisions the Sevillano brings with him when he follows Ramun to the lagoon?

5. Where is the Pearl of Heaven placed to rest on the Madonna statue?

6. Using details from the text, describe what Ramun did when he returned to La Paz.

7. Using details from the text, describe how the Sevillano died.

8. How does Ramun know that a chubasco storm is brewing?

9. Using details from the text, describe Ramun's time in the church after the funeral for the men lost at sea in the storm.

10. Why do Ramun and the Sevillano have to save their boat from sinking, and what method do they use to bail the water out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What are the elements of conflict and what types of conflict does Ramun face? How does Ramun overcome his conflicts?

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