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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"- Chapter 20: "The Story of Mexico- Tenochtitlan".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signs did Señor Cabeza de Vaca use to find the other Castilians nearby in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) Bootprints.
(b) Carriage tracks.
(c) Peanut shells.
(d) Hoofprints.

2. What job did Chaubekwan hold within the Yguace tribe?
(a) Judge.
(b) Officiant.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Deputy.

3. In Heniya's story about the embroiderer and the caftans, what happens at the end of the story when the girl is found to be useless with a lute?
(a) The girl is beaten so badly that she is permanently maimed.
(b) The girl dies.
(c) The girl inherits a great deal of money.
(d) The girl gets engaged.

4. Who read from a scroll once the whole party had disembarked from the ships?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Señor Narváez.

5. Whose departure from the expedition greatly upset Diego, Señor Dorantes's brother?
(a) Señor Benitez.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Father Anselmo's.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mustafa's Uncle Omar, the Portuguese army that occupied Azemmur in Mustafa's youth and then took the city in the Battle of Azemmur numbered how many thousand men?

2. Torres, the apparent leader of the group of five horsemen Mustafa encounters, has what first name?

3. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

4. From what country did the slave traders hail who sold Mustafa to Señor Dorantes?

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

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