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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 wood.
(b) A piece of cloth.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A piece of metal.

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

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

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

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

6. What quality of Oyosamot's personality caused Mustafa to marry her?
(a) Courage.
(b) Humor.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Beauty.

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

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

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

10. Mustafa recalls in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" that the first time he noticed the Castilians were not naming landscape features, they had encountered what type of feature?
(a) A rock wall.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A river.
(d) A plateau.

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

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

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

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

15. Which member of the expedition became fast friends with Chaubekwan?
(a) Father Anselmo.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Mustafa.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what tribe did Oyosamot hail?

2. 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"?

3. How many of the five horsemen Mustafa encountered in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" were wearing helmets?

4. Señor Dorantes found out near the end of Chapter 20: "The Story of México-Tenochtitlán" that which character was pregnant with his child?

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

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