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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. What crime did the soldiers commit in the village of a dozen huts that caused Mustafa to feel guilty for having no power to stop the soldiers?
(a) Rape.
(b) Assault.
(c) Theft.
(d) Murder.

2. 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 bark.
(d) A moan.

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

4. What sacrament were Mustafa and the other slaves given up upon their arrival in Seville?
(a) Communion.
(b) Confession.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Confirmation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of room did Mustafa sleep when he was enslaved by Señor Bernardo Rodriguez?

3. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez was forced to sell Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, due to debts incurred in what way?

4. For how many ducats did Señor Bernardo Rodriguez purchase Mustafa at the slave market in Seville?

5. How many slaves on the ship that carried Mustafa had "indentured themselves for no money, only the promise of a meal a day" (82)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Señor Ruíz come to lose an eye during the march toward Aute?

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

3. Discuss a scene Mustafa describes that would almost certainly not have appeared in the "Castilian gentlemen's" (3) official account?

4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Mustafa at times willfully accepted blame for acts over which he had no control.

5. Name at least five "strange customs and unbearable rules" (114) required of slaves, according to Mustafa.

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

7. How old was Mustafa when his father first shared with him his plans for Mustafa's future career and what details did he share?

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

9. Which member of Mustafa's family died shortly before Mustafa sold himself into slavery to feed his family?

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

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