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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 21.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

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

3. According to Mustafa's Uncle Omar, the Portuguese army that occupied Azemmur in Mustafa's youth and then took the city in the Battle of Azemmur numbered how many thousand men?
(a) 4.
(b) 18.
(c) 40.
(d) 36.

4. What crime did several men from the expedition commit once they had abducted young women from the mound?
(a) Murder.
(b) Rape.
(c) Assault.
(d) Theft.

5. When Mustafa uses the term "Castilians," (3) he is referring to natives of which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Prague.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Denmark.

6. 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 gets engaged.
(c) The girl inherits a great deal of money.
(d) The girl is beaten so badly that she is permanently maimed.

7. Mustafa states that when the farmers in Azemmur fell onto hard times, they were forced to use what as payment?
(a) Their cows.
(b) Their sheep.
(c) Their farm equipment.
(d) Their children.

8. Which member of Mustafa's family fell ill around the same time he started to keep a secret from his family?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

9. In what type of room did Mustafa sleep when he was enslaved by Señor Bernardo Rodriguez?
(a) A shed.
(b) A closet.
(c) A
(d) A bedroom.

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

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

12. Which member of the expedition charged into the woods in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute" and emerged with an eye missing?
(a) Señor Ruíz.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Father Anselmo.

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

14. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?
(a) Señor Albaniz.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Señor Narváez.

15. What part of Mustafa's body did Señor Dorantes handle when he was deciding whether to purchase him as a slave?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His back.
(c) His arm.
(d) His ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?

2. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?

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

4. Which part of his own body did Señor Dorantes use in order to handle Mustafa when he was considering whether to make a purchase?

5. What sound first alerted Mustafa to the possibility that women were being abducted from the mound by members of the expedition?

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