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

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

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

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

5. With whom did Mustafa fall in love in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?
(a) Aykenot.
(b) Oyosamot.
(c) Kenyasot.
(d) Cabezot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the expedition became fast friends with Chaubekwan?

2. Señor Dorantes promised Mustafa that he would officially free him once they both reached what location?

3. What role did Behewibri hold within the Avavare tribe?

4. Who helped Mustafa drag the bodies of the men who died in their sleep toward the river for a water burial?

5. What object did Mustafa find upon the ground in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character was most disturbed by the decision of Señor Dorantes to leave the Carancahuas' settlement with no notice and why?

2. 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"?

3. What action did Señor Narvaez take near the end of Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that caused his crew to despise him?

4. What aspect of Oyosamot's character did Mustafa particularly admire and why?

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

6. Who was Behewibri?

7. In what way does Lalami increase the suspense concerning the possibility of Mustafa's freedom?

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

9. What happened to Señor Narvaez, according to a survivor who was on a raft with him when the company's rafts became separated from one another?

10. In what way does the theme of class difference appear in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?

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