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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. How many years did Mustafa spend with the Yguace tribe before he joined up with three other members of the original expedition?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What adjective does Mustafa use to describe Oyosamot's "stare" (225) when he first meets her?
(a) Wry.
(b) Mean.
(c) Mocking.
(d) Flirtatious.

3. The satchel carried by the notary, Señor Albaniz, was made of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Banana leaves.
(c) Leather.
(d) Felt.

4. What role did Echogan hold within his tribe?
(a) Prefect.
(b) Cacique.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Shaman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What type of transportation were the Indians using who led the expedition members to safety in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?

4. 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"?

5. Whose departure from the expedition greatly upset Diego, Señor Dorantes's brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Señor Albaniz and what was his job within the armada's expedition?

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

4. In what way does the piece of glass in Chapter 18: "The Story of the Culiacan" dovetail with the pebble in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida"?

5. In what way does Mustafa demonstrate that he was making an effort to join his future with his past after he met Oyosamot?

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

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

8. What change occurred in the way the Castilians viewed the landscape and why, according to Mustafa's comments in Chapter 13: "The Story of the Three Rivers"?

9. 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?

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

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