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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. When the five horsemen led Mustafa's small group to the nearby Castilian encampment, they said that it was how many leagues away?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1/2.

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 rowboat.
(b) A raft.
(c) A ferry.
(d) A bridge.

3. 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) Hoofprints.
(d) Peanut shells.

4. Which member of Mustafa's family fell ill around the same time he started to keep a secret from his family?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

5. What sort of literary device is utilized by Lalami when Señor Ruíz insists that he will not "wait for the savages to hunt [him] down like a partridge" (122)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character administered a "zaatar" (224) in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?

2. What smell reached the members of the expedition and acted as the first sign that they were approaching Aute?

3. By the time Mustafa met Señor Alcarez, how many people were part of Mustafa's group of healers?

4. The slave trader told Señor Dorantes that Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, would be a valuable asset to the expedition due to his skills in what area?

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

(see the answer key)

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