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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 a chubasco?
2. After moonrise, how many Indian's does Ramun see standing on the hill?
3. What leaps into the air behind the boat that Ruiz and Ramun are traveling in?
4. At what time does Ramun reach Luzon's Lagoon?
5. What does Ruiz plan to kill the Manta Diablo with?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the pearl is discovered to be missing, why doesn't Ramun tell the truth about the pearl?
2. Using details from the text, describe how the Sevillano died.
3. Why does Father Gallardo place a cross in the sand?
4. Why does the smallest change in weather make Ramun's mother fearful?
5. Why is Ramun no longer as annoyed by the Sevillano after he finds the large pearl?
6. When Ramun returns to the lagoon, why isn't he afraid of the Manta Diablo?
7. 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?
8. Using details from the text, describe how Ramun's courtyard looked after the chubasco storm.
9. After the Sevillano harpoons the manta and the manta changes course, where is the manta pulling the boat to?
10. What reason does the Sevillano give to Ramun when Ramun is wondering how the Sevillano was saved from the storm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using details from the text, compare and contrast the physical appearance of the Manta Diablo as described by Ramun's mother and the other mothers in the village. How do the various descriptions of the Manta Diablo show how a superstition or legend can change over time and from person to person?
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
Using details from the text, describe Ramun's quest to become a man. What does Ramun overcome to finally feel like a man? Why does Ramun not feel like a man after the other two major tasks he completed in the novel? How are the three major events tied together, resulting in Ramun's attainment of manhood?
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