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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"- Chapter 15: "The Story of the Yguaces".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mustafa says that which character felt humiliated by the experience of sharing close quarters with members of different classes?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(c) Señor Dorante.
(d) Pablo.

2. How many years did Mustafa spend with the Yguace tribe before he joined up with three other members of the original expedition?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. When Mustafa uses the term "Castilians," (3) he is referring to natives of which country?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Spain.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Prague.

4. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. Toward what feature did the members of the expedition believe they were traveling when they paddled along the shore in their rafts?
(a) The sister island to La Florida.
(b) The bay.
(c) The port.
(d) The lighthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?

2. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?

3. Who helped Mustafa drag the bodies of the men who died in their sleep toward the river for a water burial?

4. Mustafa begins his account by naming a particular year. For how many years had he been enslaved by this year's arrival?

5. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?

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