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

2. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?
(a) A poncho.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) A cup of water.
(d) A comb.

3. Which character suggested to Señor Narvaez that the rafts be linked together?
(a) Señor Dorantes.
(b) Señor Castillo.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Father Anselmo.

4. How old was Mustafa by the time he had been enslaved for a total of five years?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

5. Many members of the expedition realized that they were hopelessly lost when they followed which natural feature "all the way to the ocean," but find "only a wide and shallow bay" (68)?
(a) Río Oscuro.
(b) Stanpole Creek.
(c) Snake River.
(d) The Umm er-Rbi’ River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mustafa states that when the farmers in Azemmur fell onto hard times, they were forced to use what as payment?

3. What trope does Mustafa mention in relation to the Indian women's mournful voices decrying the rapes of their community members?

4. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?

5. What was the name of the port city for which Mustafa and his companions decided to look again in Chapter 15: "The Story of the Avavares"?

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