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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 paraded around the plaza?
2. What does the Manta Diablo seem to be daring Ruiz to do?
3. Mr. Salazar set sail in his fleet how long after the La Paz celebration?
4. What type of storm does Ramun lie to his mother about?
5. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ramun feel about the two greatest happenings in all the history of La Paz?
2. 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?
3. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?
4. Why does Father Gallardo feel that the Pearl of Heaven has already performed a miracle at the celebration for the pearl?
5. Using details from the text, describe what Ramun did when he returned to La Paz.
6. How do the people of La Paz and the surrounding area travel to the celebration of the Pearl of Heaven?
7. 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?
8. Why does the smallest change in weather make Ramun's mother fearful?
9. Why do Ramun and the Sevillano have to save their boat from sinking, and what method do they use to bail the water out?
10. What are some of the provisions the Sevillano brings with him when he follows Ramun to the lagoon?
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 effect do unnamed characters have on the story? Why would the author choose not to name some of the characters?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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