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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 5: "The Story of the March".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?
(a) Olive.
(b) Mango.
(c) Oak.
(d) Cypress.

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

3. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 27.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

4. 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?
(a) The girl inherits a great deal of money.
(b) The girl gets engaged.
(c) The girl dies.
(d) The girl is beaten so badly that she is permanently maimed.

5. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the expedition, the man also known as "the governor" (6)?

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?

3. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?

4. Who pretended to understand the Indians' language and then ordered them to be locked in the storehouse?

5. 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?

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