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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. What symptom did the ration master display just before he died?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Paralysis.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Convulsions.

2. Mustafa and his companions awoke one morning in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" to find that how many men had died in their sleep?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

3. What role did Echogan hold within his tribe?
(a) Cacique.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Prefect.
(d) Shaman.

4. For how many days did the period of mourning last for Mustafa's father after he died during Ramadan?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

5. Just before Mustafa, Señor Cabeza de Vaca, Señor Dorantes, and Señor Castillo join together once again to search for the port city, which two arrived at the Yguace settlement?
(a) Mustafa and Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(b) Mustafa and Señor Castillo.
(c) Señor Cabeza de Vaca and Señor Dorantes.
(d) Señor Cabeza de Vaca and Señor Castillo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa's second master, Señor Dorantes, called Mustafa by what name?

2. With no evidence to support his claim, in Chapter 5: "The Story of the March," Señor Narváez claims that it will take the armada how many days to reach the kingdom of Apalache?

3. What sort of transport were Mustafa's parents using to cross Umm er-Rbi’ River on the day his father was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?

4. Mustafa recounts a time when Señor Bernardo Rodriguez pressed the heel of his boot against Mustafa's neck as punishment for what offense?

5. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?

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