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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. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Fever.
(d) Scurvy.

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?
(a) 24.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

3. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?
(a) A sword.
(b) A knife.
(c) A whip.
(d) A garotte.

4. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?
(a) A few years back.
(b) Mustafa does not disclose this information.
(c) A long time.
(d) A short time.

5. At the start of Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale," Mustafa states that his family's happiness in Azemmur came to an end in what year "of the Hegira" (77)?
(a) 1066.
(b) 924.
(c) 834.
(d) 928.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa states in the Prologue that he "intends to correct details of the history that was compiled by" what number of his companions?

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

3. Mustafa's second master, Señor Dorantes, called Mustafa by what name?

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

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

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