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

2. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

3. How many Indian followers were accompanying Mustafa when he spotted a piece of Castilian material on the ground?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

4. Which character tried in earnest to figure out why Echogan's tribe had turned violent?
(a) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Father Anselmo.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

5. What job did Chaubekwan hold within the Yguace tribe?
(a) Judge.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Officiant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?

3. 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?

4. Which member of the expedition fired his musket when he and his men began to be pelted with rocks?

5. To which religion did Governor Guzmán wish to convert the Indians who were members of the healing group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. Who was Behewibri?

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 event caused Mustafa to apply the name "The Island of Misfortune" to a particular location in Chapter 12: "The Story of the Island of Misfortune"?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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