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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"- Chapter 20: "The Story of Mexico- Tenochtitlan".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trope does Mustafa mention in relation to the Indian women's mournful voices decrying the rapes of their community members?
(a) The other.
(b) The mother.
(c) The witness.
(d) The orphan.

2. 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) 2.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

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

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

5. What adjective does Mustafa use to describe Oyosamot's "stare" (225) when he first meets her?
(a) Mocking.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Mean.
(d) Wry.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Mustafa fall in love in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?

2. What secret did Mustafa keep from his family, as revealed in Chapter 6: "The Story of the Sale"?

3. Which character did Señor Narváez order to head the raiding party that went on ahead to Apalache once the scouts spotted it?

4. In Chapter 7: "The Story of Apalache," the members of the expedition continue to march toward what destination?

5. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?

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