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

2. When Mustafa uses the term "Castilians," (3) he is referring to natives of which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Prague.
(d) Morocco.

3. Mustafa recounts a time when Señor Bernardo Rodriguez pressed the heel of his boot against Mustafa's neck as punishment for what offense?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Talking back.
(d) Praying.

4. What was the event that Mustafa names as having signaled the end of his family's happiness in Azemmur?
(a) Siege.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Monsoon.
(d) Drought.

5. 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?
(a) Esteban.
(b) Azemmur.
(c) Estebanico.
(d) Guadalquivir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zainab was which female member of Mustafa's family with whom he lived in Azemmur?

2. What sort of weapon was used by the Indians who took out one of the expedition members' eyes?

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

4. What sacrament were Mustafa and the other slaves given up upon their arrival in Seville?

5. Which member of the expedition wore a black eye patch?

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