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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 "ailment" does the person who refuses go to the celebration claim to be suffering from?

2. Whose voice does Ramun hear when he reaches the lagoon?

3. Who refuses to attend the celebration held in La Paz?

4. What is one of the two greatest events to ever happen in La Paz?

5. What is blessed during the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. How does Ramun know that a chubasco storm is brewing?

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

7. 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?

8. When Ramun returns to the lagoon, why isn't he afraid of the Manta Diablo?

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

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

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 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

What are the elements of conflict and what types of conflict does Ramun face? How does Ramun overcome his conflicts?

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