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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. Mr. Salazar set sail in his fleet how long after the La Paz celebration?

2. What does Ruiz plan to kill the Manta Diablo with?

3. What do Ruiz and Ramun see many of when they are on their voyage together?

4. What time does the storm finally blow over?

5. When Ramun arrives at the lagoon what is he no longer afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Using details from the text, describe the scene where the Manta Diablo jumped out of the water behind Ramun and Sevillano's boat.

2. Why does Father Gallardo place a cross in the sand?

3. When Ramun returns to the lagoon, why isn't he afraid of the Manta Diablo?

4. Why does Father Gallardo feel that the Pearl of Heaven has already performed a miracle at the celebration for the pearl?

5. Why is Ramun no longer as annoyed by the Sevillano after he finds the large pearl?

6. How do the people of La Paz and the surrounding area travel to the celebration of the Pearl of Heaven?

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. 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?

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

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

Ramun and his father both mention that the whole town benefits from the pearl trade. Using details from the text and classroom discussions, describe how the whole town benefited from the pearl business.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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