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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale"- Chapter 10: "The Story of Ramatullai" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?
(a) Señor Narváez.
(b) Señor Albaniz.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Father Anselmo.

2. Mustafa had already decided to be a merchant, rather than following his father into the notary business, by the time his brothers Yusuf and Yahya were how old?
(a) In their twenties.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Toddlers.
(d) Infants.

3. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?
(a) Mustafa does not disclose this information.
(b) A long time.
(c) A few years back.
(d) A short time.

4. Mustafa recalls that "By the fifth day of the march to Aute," (122) how many men had to be transported by horse due to illness?
(a) Nearly 90.
(b) Nearly 20.
(c) Nearly 50.
(d) Nearly 30.

5. Which character did Señor Narváez order to head the raiding party that went on ahead to Apalache once the scouts spotted it?
(a) Señor Dorantes.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(d) Señor Castillo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound first alerted Mustafa to the possibility that women were being abducted from the mound by members of the expedition?

2. According to Mustafa's Uncle Omar, the Portuguese army that occupied Azemmur in Mustafa's youth and then took the city in the Battle of Azemmur numbered how many thousand men?

3. In Heniya's story about the embroiderer and the caftans, what happens at the end of the story when the girl is found to be useless with a lute?

4. How many masters did Mustafa have before Señor Dorantes bought him from the slave traders?

5. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?

(see the answer key)

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