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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. What job did Chaubekwan hold within the Yguace tribe?
(a) Judge.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Officiant.
(d) Shaman.

8. What action did the ration master take in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that resulted in his death?
(a) He drank a flask of saltwater.
(b) He went for a swim.
(c) He looked into the sun.
(d) He held his breath.

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

10. What term did Governor Guzman use to describe the Indians he had excluded from the feast?
(a) Cannibals.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Heathens.
(d) Savages.

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

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

13. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?
(a) A comb.
(b) A cup of water.
(c) A poncho.
(d) A toothbrush.

14. What event occurred to cut short the mutiny against Señor Narvaez after he declared it was every man for himself?
(a) A drowning.
(b) A storm.
(c) A shark sighting.
(d) A murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many weeks did Governor Guzman hold the small party of healers before he let them go?

2. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

3. How many muskets did the members of the expedition have left when they waited all night for the missing members of the company to appear?

4. Which member of the expedition was the first to live with the Yguace tribe?

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

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