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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 trope does Mustafa mention in relation to the Indian women's mournful voices decrying the rapes of their community members?
(a) The witness.
(b) The mother.
(c) The orphan.
(d) The other.

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?
(a) 5.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

3. Which character tried in earnest to figure out why Echogan's tribe had turned violent?
(a) Señor Albaniz.
(b) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(c) Father Anselmo.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

4. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?
(a) Father Anselmo.
(b) Señor Castillo.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Señor Narváez.

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 lighthouse.
(b) The port.
(c) The bay.
(d) The sister island to La Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character was jealous when he found out who had been chosen to head the raiding party going on ahead to Apalache?

2. What role did Echogan hold within his tribe?

3. Which member of the expedition did NOT live with the Yguace tribe at some point?

4. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?

5. What permanent injury did Mustafa's father sustain on the day he was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?

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