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What day of the week did the narrator fall into the sea during Magellan's voyage?
What day of the week did the narrator fall into the sea during Magellan's voyage?
What was the small boat with eight men in it called by the natives during Magellan's voyage?
What was the small boat with eight men in it called by the natives during Magellan's voyage?
Which direction did the crew shape their course toward on the same day as the incident of falling into the sea?
Which direction did the crew shape their course toward on the same day as the incident of falling into the sea?
Who aided the narrator after he fell into the sea according to the text?
Who aided the narrator after he fell into the sea according to the text?
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Where were the crew sailing between on Holy Monday during Magellan's voyage?
Where were the crew sailing between on Holy Monday during Magellan's voyage?
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What did the captain-general do on Monday afternoon, 18 March?
What did the captain-general do on Monday afternoon, 18 March?
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Why did the captain-general desire to land on an uninhabited island?
Why did the captain-general desire to land on an uninhabited island?
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What items did the captain-general give to the nine men who arrived in a boat?
What items did the captain-general give to the nine men who arrived in a boat?
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What signs of joy did the chief of the nine men show upon their arrival?
What signs of joy did the chief of the nine men show upon their arrival?
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Why did the captain-general order that no one should move or say a word when the boat with nine men approached?
Why did the captain-general order that no one should move or say a word when the boat with nine men approached?
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What did the five ornately adorned men do after arriving at the shore?
What did the five ornately adorned men do after arriving at the shore?
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Who feigned to take no heed of the words advising the Christian king how to gain the ships and merchandise?
Who feigned to take no heed of the words advising the Christian king how to gain the ships and merchandise?
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Why couldn't the speaker go with the twenty-four men who went ashore to dine with the Christian king?
Why couldn't the speaker go with the twenty-four men who went ashore to dine with the Christian king?
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What did João Carvalho and the constable do when they suspected some evil after seeing the man cured by a miracle taking the priest to his house?
What did João Carvalho and the constable do when they suspected some evil after seeing the man cured by a miracle taking the priest to his house?
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What did the Christian king send word about on Wednesday morning?
What did the Christian king send word about on Wednesday morning?
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Why did the crew discharge many mortars into the houses and draw nearer to the shore?
Why did the crew discharge many mortars into the houses and draw nearer to the shore?
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Who was bound and wounded and begged not to fire anymore as the crew discharged mortars into the houses?
Who was bound and wounded and begged not to fire anymore as the crew discharged mortars into the houses?
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