Answer #9
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9.

Why did the other pearl dealers in La Paz try to make a deal together to buy the giant black pearl?

 
A. They were going to cut the pearl in equal pieces so that they could all have part of the pearl.
B. The pearl cost too much for them to buy by themselves.
C. The dealers were jealous of the Salazars and just didn't want them to have the pearl.