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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a grooming step Señor Dorantes took on the way to meet with Governor Guzmán?
(a) He cut off his braids.
(b) He trimmed his beard.
(c) He perfumed his hair.
(d) He shaved his head.

2. With whom did Mustafa fall in love in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?
(a) Kenyasot.
(b) Cabezot.
(c) Oyosamot.
(d) Aykenot.

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

4. Señor Dorantes promised Mustafa that he would officially free him once they both reached what location?
(a) Canada.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Mexico.

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

6. Who asked Torres the date when he encountered the five Castilian horsemen?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.

7. Mustafa told Chaubekwan that those in his party who drank "an infusion of" (211) what "at the morning meal" were never afflicted with the fever?
(a) Hearts of palm.
(b) Black root.
(c) Oak leaves.
(d) Licorice.

8. Who was the treasurer of the Narvaez expedition?
(a) Señor Diaz.
(b) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

9. 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 Albaniz.
(b) Señor Narvaez.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Mustafa.

10. Which member of the healing group likely told Governor Guzmán the information he was seeking about the terrain and Indians?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Oyomasot.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Satosol.

11. 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"?
(a) Panama.
(b) Olio.
(c) Pánuco.
(d) Barcelona.

12. What year did Torres name when he was asked for the current date in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) 1511.
(b) 1634.
(c) 1536.
(d) 1498.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred to cut short the mutiny against Señor Narvaez after he declared it was every man for himself?

2. What symptom did the ration master display just before he died?

3. What job did Chaubekwan hold within the Yguace tribe?

4. Toward what feature did the members of the expedition believe they were traveling when they paddled along the shore in their rafts?

5. How many days after losing a number of men to an assault waged with rocks did the expedition reach the mouth of a wide river?

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