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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object did Mustafa find upon the ground in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) A piece of metal.
(c) A piece of wood.
(d) A piece of cloth.

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

3. To which religion did Governor Guzmán wish to convert the Indians who were members of the healing group?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Sufism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hinduism.

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

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

6. 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) Black root.
(b) Hearts of palm.
(c) Oak leaves.
(d) Licorice.

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

8. What kind of person did Mustafa, Señor Dorantes, Señor Cabeza de Caca, and Señor Castillo follow to the camp of the Avavare tribe?
(a) A woman.
(b) A girl.
(c) A man.
(d) A boy.

9. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 2.
(d) 32.

10. What type of transportation were the Indians using who led the expedition members to safety in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Rafts.
(c) Wagons.
(d) Canoes.

11. What month did Torres name when he was asked for the current date in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) March.

12. Toward what feature did the members of the expedition believe they were traveling when they paddled along the shore in their rafts?
(a) The port.
(b) The bay.
(c) The lighthouse.
(d) The sister island to La Florida.

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

14. 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 sword.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) A comb.
(d) A pitchfork.

15. Mustafa says that which character felt humiliated by the experience of sharing close quarters with members of different classes?
(a) Señor Dorante.
(b) Señor Castillo.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa and his companions awoke one morning in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" to find that how many men had died in their sleep?

2. How many members of the expedition were able-bodied enough to follow Echogan to the tribe's village?

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

4. What adjective does Mustafa use to describe Oyosamot's "stare" (225) when he first meets her?

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

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