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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"- Chapter 20: "The Story of Mexico- Tenochtitlan".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

3. What year did Torres name when he was asked for the current date in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?
(a) 1536.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1498.
(d) 1634.

4. What type of communication did Señor Dorantes use to tell his companions his reasons for leaving them?
(a) None.
(b) A letter.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A painting.

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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?

2. Which member of the expedition became fast friends with Chaubekwan?

3. 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)?

4. Mustafa recounts a time when Señor Bernardo Rodriguez pressed the heel of his boot against Mustafa's neck as punishment for what offense?

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

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