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. What sort of weapon was used by the Indians who took out one of the expedition members' eyes?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rock.
(c) An axe.
(d) An arrow.

2. What terms does Mustafa use to characterize the ways in which Father Anselmo was different from the other friars in the armada?
(a) Younger and taller.
(b) Quieter and sadder.
(c) Shorter and fatter.
(d) Smarter and kinder.

3. Which member of Mustafa's family fell ill around the same time he started to keep a secret from his family?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

4. Which member of the expedition charged into the woods in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute" and emerged with an eye missing?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Ruíz.
(c) Father Anselmo.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

5. Who was the leader of the expedition, the man also known as "the governor" (6)?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Father Anselmo.
(d) Señor Narváez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa says in Chapter 8: "The Story of Seville" that he went into the church as "the servant of God looked at him unblinkingly, all the while wondering what the action meant and why he repeated it with each one of us. It was not until much later that I understood the significance of the sign on our bodies. I had entered the church as the servant of God Mustafa ibn Muhammad ibn Abdussalam al-Zamori" (109) but that he left it with what name?

2. What trope does Mustafa mention in relation to the Indian women's mournful voices decrying the rapes of their community members?

3. What crime did the soldiers commit in the village of a dozen huts that caused Mustafa to feel guilty for having no power to stop the soldiers?

4. The kingdom called Apalache toward which the armada marched in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" was supposed to be rich in what metal?

5. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?

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