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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 5: "The Story of the March".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who read from a scroll once the whole party had disembarked from the ships?
(a) Señor Narváez.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Castillo.

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

5. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of transport were Mustafa's parents using to cross Umm er-Rbi’ River on the day his father was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Mustafa had already decided to be a merchant, rather than following his father into the notary business, by the time his brothers Yusuf and Yahya were how old?

5. What permanent injury did Mustafa's father sustain on the day he was attacked by a Portuguese soldier?

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