Chapters 7- 12
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Chapter 7
1. What happens to make Soto Luzon decide to paddle to the shore before they reached La Paz?
(He noticed the Manta Diablo following them and Ramon would not throw the black pearl back into the sea.)
2. How does the Manta Diablo stop Soto Luzon and Ramon from getting to the shore?
(It jumps into the air and lands on their canoe. It is destroyed.)
3. Why does Soto Luzon think that Ramon should throw the pearl back into the sea?
(He said that the Manta Diablo would let them alone if Ramon gave the pearl back.)
Chapter 8
1. Why do you think that the people who live around La Paz feel that they own a part of the black pearl?
(The men all made a living from the sea and felt that they shared in what was found there.)
2. How did the people of La Paz find out what the black pearl looked like?
(A small boy peeked through an opening in the shop and told the rest of the people what Ramon was telling his father about the pearl.)
3. What did Ramon keep thinking of and praying would not happen?
(That the Soto Luzon was wrong and that the Manta Diablo would not come and kill him.)
Chapter 9
1. Why were the four other pearl dealers in La Paz angry with Ramon's father?
(He would not sell the pearl to them at a lower price.)
2. How was Ramon's mother planning to spend the money that they would get from the pearl?
(She wanted to buy a carriage and four white horses.)
3. What happened to make Ramon's father decide to give the black pearl to the church?
(The four other pearl dealers insulted him.)
Chapter 10
1. How did the people of La Paz react to the black pearl being given to the church?
(They were amazed and participated in a celebration.)
2. What is the name of the statue Madonna that sits in the church?
(Lady-of-the-Sea)
3. What did Father Gallardo use the statue to do for the pearling fleet?
(He used it to bless the Salazar pearling fleet before it sailed.)
Chapter 11
1. Why did the people start to worry when the coromuel wind started to blow?
(The coromel wind meant a giant powerful storm was coming.)
2. Why does Ramon start to feel guilty and make excuses for the wind blowing and the heat at night?
(He thinks that it is his fault because he has made the Manta Diablo angry.)
3. What kind of storm is coming toward La Paz?
(It is really a hurricane.)
Chapter 12
1. What did the people of La Paz say really caused the men to die in the storm?
(They said the Manta Diablo did.)
2. How did the Sevillano explain the fact that he was able to survive the storm when no one else did?
(He is a strong swimmer.)
3. Do you believe the pearl brought them luck? Explain why or why not.
(everyone will have a different answer)
4. Why did Ramon go to the church instead of going home?
(He did not want the people to see that he was back.)
5. Who do you think stole the pearl and why did they take it?
(everyone will have a different answer.)
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