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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 11.
(b) 2.
(c) 17.
(d) 4.

3. 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) Pánuco.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Olio.

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

5. Which character administered a "zaatar" (224) in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Behewibri.

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

3. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?

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

5. Which member of the expedition harshly chastised Señor Dorantes in Chapter 15: "The Story of the Yguaces"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Toward what destination did Mustafa, Señor Cabeza de Vaca, Señor Dorantes, and Señor Castillo travel once they reunited at the end of Chapter 15: "The Story of the Yguaces"?

2. For what reason did Mustafa become concerned when the number of followers traveling with the Children of the Sun group swelled?

3. What important information did Mustafa and Señor Cabeza de Vaca learn when they encountered five horsemen in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

4. Who was Chaubekwan and in what way was he different from other men Mustafa had encountered in his life?

5. How did Mustafa's views about religion change over the course of the time he was in the New World?

6. Name three excuses members of the Children of the Sun gave to Governor Guzman when he demanded information in Chapter 19: "The Story of the Compostela."

7. How does Señor Dorantes react to the living conditions on the tiny rafts in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" and how is his reaction different from Mustafa's reaction?

8. By the time the events in Chapter 19: "The Story of Compostela" took place, how many years had passed since Mustafa sold himself into slavery?

9. Who was Behewibri?

10. What hypothesis does Mustafa share with the reader regarding the reasons why Echogan's tribe attacked the members of the expedition?

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