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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. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 17.
(d) 27.

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

3. Mustafa states that members of the expedition found how many Indians hiding nearby the village with a dozen huts?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. In Heniya's story about the embroiderer and the caftans, what happens at the end of the story when the girl is found to be useless with a lute?
(a) The girl dies.
(b) The girl inherits a great deal of money.
(c) The girl is beaten so badly that she is permanently maimed.
(d) The girl gets engaged.

5. Which deity does Mustafa name in the Prologue of The Moor's Account?
(a) Christ.
(b) Allah.
(c) Gonesh.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mustafa joined a small party going ashore to scope out the area, in what type of vessels did they travel from the ship to the shore?

2. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez was forced to sell Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, due to debts incurred in what way?

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

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

5. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?

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