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Misc/Story Elements
Vocabulary
100
Salazar and Son is the name of the business once it hits Ramon's ________ birthday.
What is 16th?
100
This is the name of the man who helps Ramon learn to dive for pearls.
Who is Luzon?
100
Who are "El Diablos" friends?
Who is the fish and gray shark?
100
What is the setting for the story? (city and country)
What is La Paz, Mexico?
100
This is another name for a curved knife.
What is a sickle?
200
This is how many total pearls were in the large clam that Ramon found.
What is 4?
200
Why shouldn't Sevillano be trusted?
What is because he lies about everything including his past?
200
This is the name for the unit of measure that is about 6 feet.
What is a fathom?
200
Describe the rising action of the story.
What is Ramon learns to dive and finds the "Pearl of Heaven?"
200
This is a name for a marshy area with water.
What is a lagoon?
300
During Ramon's practice diving he works on what main skill?
What is expanding his lungs?
300
What is Sevillano's real name?
What is Gaspar Ruiz?
300
This is the name for the area where the office is.
What is Malecon?
300
This is the value of a peso compared to American Money...how many pesos in one dollar?
What is 12 or so?
300
The instrument used by pearlers to measure the size of a pearl.
What is a caliper?
400
This is the weight of the enormous pearl that Ramon found.
What is 62.3 carats?
400
The Manta Diablo is a huge Manta Ray that is said to take many shapes during the story. Name 2.
What is people, animals, etc....
400
This is the name for a particular area that has certain animals, plants, and people. (hint....think of science)
What is a niche?
400
This is the name of the sea in which they fish for pearls.
What is the Vermillion Sea?
400
The part that Ramon describes on the cave that juts out into the sea and comes to a point.
What is a pinnacle?
500
This is the name of the shell that nearly snaps Luzon's knife during practice diving.
What is a Burro shell?
500
This is Luzon's first name.
What is Soto?
500
This is the name for the part of town that Ramon and Blas live in.
What is plaza?
500
This is the name of the boat that the crew sails on.
What is Santa Theresa?
500
This is another name for a show-off. the name Ramon used to describe Sevillano.
What is braggart?
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