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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 muskets did the members of the expedition have left when they waited all night for the missing members of the company to appear?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. To whom did Echogan give his own fur cloak when he first came into contact with Mustafa and the rest of the company?
(a) Mustafa.
(b) Señor Narvaez.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Castillo.

3. 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.

4. How many of the five horsemen Mustafa encountered in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" were wearing helmets?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. Mustafa says that which character felt humiliated by the experience of sharing close quarters with members of different classes?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Señor Dorante.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character looked at the object Mustafa found and announced that there were other Castilians nearby?

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

3. The satchel carried by the notary, Señor Albaniz, was made of what material?

4. How many members of the expedition were able-bodied enough to follow Echogan to the tribe's village?

5. Which character suggested to Señor Narvaez that the rafts be linked together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. 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"?

6. 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"?

7. In what way were the members of the Carancahua tribe different from other tribes Mustafa had encountered?

8. 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?

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

10. What major change did Mustafa undergo after he and his companions formed the group called Children of the Sun?

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