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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. How old was Heniya when she married Mustafa's father?
(a) 21.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 27.

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

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

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?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Cartography.
(d) Languages.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What sacrament were Mustafa and the other slaves given up upon their arrival in Seville?

4. Mustafa states that when the farmers in Azemmur fell onto hard times, they were forced to use what as payment?

5. What was the event that Mustafa names as having signaled the end of his family's happiness in Azemmur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What element of the marriage between Dorotea and Bernardo Rodriguez does Mustafa name as the secret to its success?

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

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

7. Mustafa's memory of being purchased by Señor Dorantes primarily involves which of the five senses? In what way?

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

9. How did Mustafa react to his father's plans for Mustafa's future career?

10. 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?

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