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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 recalls that "By the fifth day of the march to Aute," (122) how many men had to be transported by horse due to illness?
(a) Nearly 50.
(b) Nearly 20.
(c) Nearly 90.
(d) Nearly 30.

2. How many husbands did Heniya, Mustafa's mother, have before she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

4. Which character did Señor Narváez order to head the raiding party that went on ahead to Apalache once the scouts spotted it?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(d) Father Anselmo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What terms does Mustafa use to characterize the ways in which Father Anselmo was different from the other friars in the armada?

2. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?

3. 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)?

4. About what element is Mustafa speaking when he tells the reader in Chapter 8: "The Story of Seville" that its links "are heavier than any metal known to man" (105)?

5. Which member of the expedition charged into the woods in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute" and emerged with an eye missing?

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