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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What smell reached the members of the expedition and acted as the first sign that they were approaching Aute?
(a) Fish.
(b) Saltwater.
(c) Decaying flesh.
(d) Smoke.

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

4. What sound first alerted Mustafa to the possibility that women were being abducted from the mound by members of the expedition?
(a) A scream.
(b) A sigh.
(c) A moan.
(d) A bark.

5. 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) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Platinum.

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

7. 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) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

8. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?
(a) A long time.
(b) A short time.
(c) Mustafa does not disclose this information.
(d) A few years back.

9. What sort of weapon was used by the Indians who took out one of the expedition members' eyes?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rock.
(c) An arrow.
(d) An axe.

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

11. Which member of the expedition wore a black eye patch?
(a) Señor Narváez.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Father Anselmo.

12. 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 20.
(b) Nearly 30.
(c) Nearly 50.
(d) Nearly 90.

13. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Fever.
(d) Scurvy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?

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

4. Mustafa recalls hearing whose voice calling out to him as he left the house to sell himself so that his family would not starve?

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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