vocab | the great pearl of heaven | Ramon/family | The manta diablo | Sevilliano |
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What are pesos
what is a spanish coin that equals 14 cents in u.s. currency
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the color is black
what color is the great pearl
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Ramon is 16
how old is Ramon
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What is a amber brownish orange
What is the Manta's eye color
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What is Gaspar Ruiz
What is the Sevilliano's real name
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What are siestas
what is a midday or afternoon nap
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the pearl weighed 62.3 carats
how much did the great pearl weigh
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who is Ramon's father
who taught ramon how to weigh the pearl
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People feared the manta because of the myths adults made to their kids to keep them from making to much trouble
why did people fear the manta
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Who is Ramon's father
Who did the sevilliano work for
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What is a carat
what units are pearls mainly weighed in
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the great pearl was found by the island were soto luzon and the manta lived
where was the great pearl found
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So Ramon could go searching for pearl with his father
why did Ramon want to learn how to dive
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the manta's myth was that it had several eyes an would kill humans or punish them if they were in its way or disturbing it
what was the manta's myth
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because of Ramon having a wealthy family at his age when his family was poor
why was the Sevilliano jealous of Ramon
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What is a baroque
what are irregularly shaped pearls called
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who is ramon salazar
who stole the great pearl from the madona
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what is the storm that wrecked their ship
How did Ramon's father die
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No because when Ramon saw it he said it had 2 eyes and was a graceful beautiful thing that seemed not wanting to hurt anyone at all
Was the mantas myth true
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so he could show that he is one of the best pearl divers/ hunters their has ever been
Why did the sevilliano try to kill the manta
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What are lagoons
a shallow bay of water hidden from the ocean by a barrier island
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he shedded the top layering and the cut in it disapeared
how did Ramon's father cut the pearl
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because gave the great pearl to father gallardo
to despite the buyers because they would not pay 20,000 pesos
why was Ramon's mother mad at his father
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the manta had little fish and a shark to listen what people said while he was gone
what did the manta have for hrlp when he left his island
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What is 2-3 minutes
how long could the sevilliano hold his breath for
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