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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. How many days after the storm are the funerals held for the missing sailors?

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

3. What does the Manta Diablo seem to be daring Ruiz to do?

4. Where do Ramun and Ruiz land?

5. How does the harpoon affect the Manta Diablo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the smallest change in weather make Ramun's mother fearful?

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

8. 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?

9. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Isla de los Muertos received its name. How do Ramun and the Sevillano see how the island received its name first hand? What does Isla de los Muertos mean? What happens to people when they land on the island uninvited? How are Ramun and the Sevillano forced to land on the island?

Essay Topic 2

Using details from the text and from class discussions, describe the two greatest happenings in all the history of La Paz. What are the two greatest happenings in all of La Paz? Are the happenings connected? How does Ramun feel about the two greatest happenings in La Paz history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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