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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: "The Story of the Palace"- Chapter 25: "The Story of Hawikuh" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character looked at the object Mustafa found and announced that there were other Castilians nearby?
(a) Señor Albaniz.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(d) Señor Castillo.

2. 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?
(a) A raft.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A ferry.
(d) A rowboat.

3. 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) Señor Cabeza de Vaca and Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Cabeza de Vaca and Señor Dorantes.
(c) Mustafa and Señor Castillo.
(d) Mustafa and Señor Cabeza de Vaca.

4. What part of Mustafa's body did Señor Dorantes handle when he was deciding whether to purchase him as a slave?
(a) His back.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His arm.
(d) His ear.

5. About what element is Mustafa speaking when he tells the reader in Chapter 8: "The Story of Seville" that its links "are heavier than any metal known to man" (105)?
(a) Instinct.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Hope.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terms does Mustafa use to characterize the ways in which Father Anselmo was different from the other friars in the armada?

2. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?

3. What sound first alerted Mustafa to the possibility that women were being abducted from the mound by members of the expedition?

4. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?

5. Mustafa recalls hearing whose voice calling out to him as he left the house to sell himself so that his family would not starve?

(see the answer key)

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