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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mustafa's second master, Señor Dorantes, called Mustafa by what name?
(a) Ludovico.
(b) Estebanico.
(c) Ferrer.
(d) Estania.

3. Zainab was which female member of Mustafa's family with whom he lived in Azemmur?
(a) Sister.
(b) Niece.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

4. What sort of transport were Mustafa's parents using to cross Umm er-Rbi’ River on the day his father was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?
(a) A raft.
(b) A rowboat.
(c) A ferry.
(d) A bridge.

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

6. 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?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Copper.
(d) Platinum.

7. What secret did Mustafa keep from his family, as revealed in Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale"?
(a) The death of his wife.
(b) The injury to his hand.
(c) The loss of his scholarship.
(d) The loss of his employment.

8. Mustafa had already decided to be a merchant, rather than following his father into the notary business, by the time his brothers Yusuf and Yahya were how old?
(a) In their twenties.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Infants.
(d) Toddlers.

9. What was the event that Mustafa names as having signaled the end of his family's happiness in Azemmur?
(a) Siege.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Drought.
(d) Earthquake.

10. What physical characteristic does Mustafa NOT attribute to Señor Narváez in his account?
(a) He wears a helmet adorned with ostrich feathers.
(b) He has sunken cheeks.
(c) He wears an eyepatch.
(d) He has a long beard.

11. In Chapter 7: "The Story of Apalache," the members of the expedition continue to march toward what destination?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Apalache.
(c) Santa María.
(d) Portillo.

12. Who pretended to understand the Indians' language and then ordered them to be locked in the storehouse?
(a) Mustafa.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Narváez.
(d) Father Anselmo.

13. How old was Mustafa by the time he had been enslaved for a total of five years?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

14. Mustafa begins his account by naming a particular year. For how many years had he been enslaved by this year's arrival?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

15. Mustafa recalls hearing whose voice calling out to him as he left the house to sell himself so that his family would not starve?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His twin younger brothers.
(c) His father's.
(d) His sister's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa states that members of the expedition found how many Indians hiding nearby the village with a dozen huts?

2. 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?

3. With no evidence to support his claim, in Chapter 5: "The Story of the March," Señor Narváez claims that it will take the armada how many days to reach the kingdom of Apalache?

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

5. Which character was jealous when he found out who had been chosen to head the raiding party going on ahead to Apalache?

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