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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. From what tribe did Oyosamot hail?
(a) Carancahua.
(b) Mendoza.
(c) Inca.
(d) Avavare.

2. For how many weeks did Governor Guzman hold the small party of healers before he let them go?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What signs did Señor Cabeza de Vaca use to find the other Castilians nearby in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) Peanut shells.
(b) Hoofprints.
(c) Carriage tracks.
(d) Bootprints.

4. How did Mustafa feel toward the man who was hurt the most by the disappearance of Señor Dorantes?
(a) Angry.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Protective.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Governor Guzman use to describe the Indians he had excluded from the feast?

2. Which character tried in earnest to figure out why Echogan's tribe had turned violent?

3. What is NOT a grooming step Señor Dorantes took on the way to meet with Governor Guzmán?

4. Torres, the apparent leader of the group of five horsemen Mustafa encounters, has what first name?

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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?

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

4. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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