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

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

3. What symptom did the ration master display just before he died?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Convulsions.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Hunger.

4. The group of healers formed by Mustafa, Oyosamot, Señor Cabeza de Vaca, and Señor Dorantes came to be named "The Children of the" (236) what?
(a) Morning.
(b) Sun.
(c) Light.
(d) Wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what type of plant did Mustafa find an object on the ground in Chapter 18: "The Culiacan"?

2. Mustafa and his companions awoke one morning in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" to find that how many men had died in their sleep?

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. How many Indian followers were accompanying Mustafa when he spotted a piece of Castilian material on the ground?

5. Toward what feature did the members of the expedition believe they were traveling when they paddled along the shore in their rafts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was Behewibri?

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

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

8. 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."

9. How did Señor Dorantes come to have a child on the way?

10. 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"?

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