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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. Which character was jealous when he found out who had been chosen to head the raiding party going on ahead to Apalache?
(a) Father Anselmo.
(b) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

2. Mustafa's second master, Señor Dorantes, called Mustafa by what name?
(a) Estebanico.
(b) Estania.
(c) Ludovico.
(d) Ferrer.

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) Praying.
(d) Talking back.

4. Many members of the expedition realized that they were hopelessly lost when they followed which natural feature "all the way to the ocean," but find "only a wide and shallow bay" (68)?
(a) Snake River.
(b) The Umm er-Rbi’ River.
(c) Río Oscuro.
(d) Stanpole Creek.

5. What sort of literary device is utilized by Lalami when Señor Ruíz insists that he will not "wait for the savages to hunt [him] down like a partridge" (122)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What permanent injury did Mustafa's father sustain on the day he was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?

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

3. From what country did the slave traders hail who sold Mustafa to Señor Dorantes?

4. How many days did it take for the entire armada to disembark from their ships?

5. What part of Mustafa's body did Señor Dorantes handle when he was deciding whether to purchase him as a slave?

(see the answer key)

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