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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. Who is the most worried about the storm?
2. How long after the Salazar fleet sets sail, after the La Paz celebration, does the weather change?
3. Who confronts Ramun privately and asks Ramun to return the pearl to the sea?
4. At what time does Ramun reach Luzon's Lagoon?
5. Where does Ramun pray when he is seeking advice pertaining to the pearl?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the provisions the Sevillano brings with him when he follows Ramun to the lagoon?
2. How does Ramun know that a chubasco storm is brewing?
3. Using details from the text, describe how the Sevillano died.
4. 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?
5. How does Ramun feel about the two greatest happenings in all the history of La Paz?
6. 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?
7. How does the Sevillano react when Ramun tells him that it is the Manta Diablo that almost drowned them and their boat?
8. How do the people of La Paz and the surrounding area travel to the celebration of the Pearl of Heaven?
9. Using details from the text, describe how Ramun's courtyard looked after the chubasco storm.
10. Why is Ramun no longer as annoyed by the Sevillano after he finds the large pearl?
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
What are the elements of conflict and what types of conflict does Ramun face? How does Ramun overcome his conflicts?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the setting of the novel and use details from the text and class discussion to explain how the reader can figure out the setting by the context clues contained in the text.
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