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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many days did it take for the entire armada to disembark from their ships?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

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

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?
(a) The back of his hand.
(b) His thumb.
(c) His elbow.
(d) His forefinger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical characteristic does Mustafa NOT attribute to Señor Narváez in his account?

2. 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?

3. When Mustafa joined a small party going ashore to scope out the area, in what type of vessels did they travel from the ship to the shore?

4. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?

5. What part of Mustafa's body did Señor Dorantes handle when he was deciding whether to purchase him as a slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the main leaders of the expedition to La Florida? Name one fact about each leader.

2. What is the setting presented by Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida"?

3. With what element of life did Mustafa become too entranced, causing him to eventually name it among the causes of his downfall?

4. For what reason did the happiness of Mustafa and his family move?

5. What are the reasons behind Mustafa's desire to record his own account of the expedition led by Senor Narvaez?

6. In what way does Lalami depict the theme of family bonds within Chapter 5: "The Story of the March"?

7. What change occurred in the personality of Mustafa's father and what caused the change?

8. What does the caftan symbolize within Chapter 4: "The Story of Aemmur"?

9. In what way did Mustafa again undergo a name change when he was purchased by Señor Dorantes? What significance does he now find in this change?

10. Discuss an instance when Lalami uses an unconventional metaphor within the text.

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