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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. 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) Estebanico.
(b) Esteban.
(c) Guadalquivir.
(d) Azemmur.

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

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

4. For how many ducats did Señor Bernardo Rodriguez purchase Mustafa at the slave market in Seville?
(a) 100.
(b) 250.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

5. From what country did the slave traders hail who sold Mustafa to Señor Dorantes?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Australia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez's wife had what first name?

2. What secret did Mustafa keep from his family, as revealed in Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale"?

3. When Mustafa uses the term "Castilians," (3) he is referring to natives of which country?

4. 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)?

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?

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