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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Señor Dorantes claimed that he had left the camp of the Caranahuas because they had killed which character?
(a) Señor Narvaez.
(b) Señor Diaz.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Diego.

2. Torres, the apparent leader of the group of five horsemen Mustafa encounters, has what first name?
(a) Juarez.
(b) Patricio.
(c) Mafizo.
(d) Tobias.

3. Which member of the expedition fired his musket when he and his men began to be pelted with rocks?
(a) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Castillo.

4. Mustafa and his companions awoke one morning in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" to find that how many men had died in their sleep?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. How many of the five horsemen Mustafa encountered in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" were wearing helmets?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

7. What role did Behewibri hold within the Avavare tribe?
(a) Shaman.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Tax collector.

8. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

9. Under what type of plant did Mustafa find an object on the ground in Chapter 18: "The Culiacan"?
(a) Oak.
(b) Cactus.
(c) Peony.
(d) Cattail.

10. To whom did Echogan give his own fur cloak when he first came into contact with Mustafa and the rest of the company?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Narvaez.

11. Governor Guzman wanted to enslave the Indians in the group of healers, even though he declared such an act to be what?
(a) Immoral.
(b) Illegal.
(c) Despicable.
(d) Harmful.

12. Señor Cabeza de Vaca realized in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" that the expedition had reached La Florida how many years before?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

13. Who tried to assure Governor Guzman that the Indians in the group of healers could be peacefully converted to a specific religion?
(a) Señor Dorantes.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Oyosamot.
(d) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.

14. Which character ingested a "zaatar" (224) in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?
(a) Behewibri.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Oyomasot.

15. What office did Guzman hold, as revealed in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) Governor.
(b) King.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Deputy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Mustafa spend with the Yguace tribe before he joined up with three other members of the original expedition?

2. Who helped Mustafa drag the bodies of the men who died in their sleep toward the river for a water burial?

3. 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"?

4. What action did the ration master take in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that resulted in his death?

5. According to Mustafa, what caused him to mention aloud his discovery of a particular object on the ground in Chapter 18: "The Story of the Culiacans"?

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