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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Azemmur.
(b) Estebanico.
(c) Esteban.
(d) Guadalquivir.

2. Mustafa states in the Prologue that he "intends to correct details of the history that was compiled by" what number of his companions?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

4. How many ducats did Señor Dorantes pay for Mustafa when he purchased him from slave traders?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 75.
(d) 200.

5. How many husbands did Heniya, Mustafa's mother, have before she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

8. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Narváez.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Father Anselmo.

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

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

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

12. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?
(a) Señor Narváez.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Father Anselmo.

13. As the members of the expedition marched toward Aute, members of what tribe attacked them relentlessly?
(a) Apalache.
(b) Aute.
(c) Snoqualmie.
(d) Comanche.

14. 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.

15. Many members of the expedition realized that they were hopelessly lost when they followed which natural feature "all the way to the ocean," but find "only a wide and shallow bay" (68)?
(a) Río Oscuro.
(b) Snake River.
(c) Stanpole Creek.
(d) The Umm er-Rbi’ River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mustafa begins his account by naming a particular year. For how many years had he been enslaved by this year's arrival?

3. How many days did it take for the entire armada to disembark from their ships?

4. The slave trader told Señor Dorantes that Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, would be a valuable asset to the expedition due to his skills in what area?

5. For how many days did the period of mourning last for Mustafa's father after he died during Ramadan?

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