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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. What object was the pebble touching when Mustafa found it in the village of a dozen huts?
(a) A cooking pot.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A fishing net.
(d) A blanket.

2. Zainab was which female member of Mustafa's family with whom he lived in Azemmur?
(a) Niece.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

3. 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) Teenagers.
(b) In their twenties.
(c) Infants.
(d) Toddlers.

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

5. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez was forced to sell Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, due to debts incurred in what way?
(a) Agricultural investments.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Unpaid taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?

4. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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