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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 continues to catch Ramun's eye when he is praying about the pearl?

2. How many sets of teeth does the creature that follows Ruiz and Ramun have?

3. How many days pass between Mr. Salazar disposing of the pearl and the celebration held in La Paz?

4. What does Ruiz have in his hand when he confronts Ramun at the lagoon?

5. Where do Ramun and Ruiz land?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Using details from the text, describe how Ramun's courtyard looked after the chubasco storm.

5. After the Sevillano harpoons the manta and the manta changes course, where is the manta pulling the boat to?

6. How does the Sevillano react when Ramun tells him that it is the Manta Diablo that almost drowned them and their boat?

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

8. What reason does the Sevillano give to Ramun when Ramun is wondering how the Sevillano was saved from the 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. Why does Ramun believe that the Indian on the hill might help him if Ramun explains why he has landed on their island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define persistence and describe how Ramun was persistent and how his persistence aided him in accomplishing his goals.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text to guide your answer, describe the lagoon belonging to Soto Luzon. How is the lagoon important to the progression of the story? What are some of the symbolic representations in the description of the lagoon that show the double meanings of the lagoon?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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