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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the father of Oyosamot?
(a) Diego.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Behewibri.

2. By the time Mustafa met Señor Alcarez, how many people were part of Mustafa's group of healers?
(a) 300.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 100.
(d) 600.

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

4. 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 shaved his head.
(c) He trimmed his beard.
(d) He perfumed his hair.

5. What item from an earlier chapter appears in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" when it is found on the ration master's corpse?
(a) A pitchfork.
(b) A sword.
(c) A hatchet.
(d) A comb.

6. Which member of the expedition harshly chastised Señor Dorantes in Chapter 15: "The Story of the Yguaces"?
(a) 15
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Ch

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

8. Which character suggested to Señor Narvaez that the rafts be linked together?
(a) Señor Dorantes.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Father Anselmo.

9. 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"?
(a) He thought the object may be valuable.
(b) He wanted to prevent injury.
(c) He wanted to gain favor with his master.
(d) He does not know.

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

11. What symptom did the ration master display just before he died?
(a) Paralysis.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Convulsions.
(d) Hunger.

12. How many members of the expedition were able-bodied enough to follow Echogan to the tribe's village?
(a) 50 or 60.
(b) 20 or 30.
(c) 90 or 100.
(d) 10 or 20.

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

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

15. How many men were missing by the time Mustafa and the rest of the able-bodied members of the expedition made it back to shore in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signs did Señor Cabeza de Vaca use to find the other Castilians nearby in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

2. 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?

3. What month did Torres name when he was asked for the current date in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

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

5. What office did Guzman hold, as revealed in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

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