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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale"- Chapter 10: "The Story of Ramatullai" .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many masters did Mustafa have before Señor Dorantes bought him from the slave traders?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. 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.

4. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?
(a) Cypress.
(b) Mango.
(c) Oak.
(d) Olive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa states that members of the expedition found how many Indians hiding nearby the village with a dozen huts?

2. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?

3. Which deity does Mustafa name in the Prologue of The Moor's Account?

4. Who called to Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" to inquire about the pebble he had found?

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

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