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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the expedition charged into the woods in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute" and emerged with an eye missing?
(a) Señor Ruíz.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Señor Castillo.
(d) Señor Dorantes.

2. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Fever.
(d) Rickets.

3. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?
(a) Señor Albaniz.
(b) Señor Narváez.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Señor Castillo.

4. For how many ducats did Señor Bernardo Rodriguez purchase Mustafa at the slave market in Seville?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

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.

6. 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 witness.
(c) The orphan.
(d) The mother.

7. 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?
(a) Nearly 50.
(b) Nearly 30.
(c) Nearly 90.
(d) Nearly 20.

8. Who acted as the official notary of the armada, according to Mustafa?
(a) Señor Dorantes.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Señor Albaniz.
(d) Señor Narváez.

9. In Chapter 7: "The Story of Apalache," the members of the expedition continue to march toward what destination?
(a) Santa María.
(b) Portillo.
(c) Apalache.
(d) Santo Domingo.

10. Who pretended to understand the Indians' language and then ordered them to be locked in the storehouse?
(a) Señor Narváez.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Mustafa.

11. From what country did the slave traders hail who sold Mustafa to Señor Dorantes?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Australia.
(d) Spain.

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

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

14. The kingdom called Apalache toward which the armada marched in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" was supposed to be rich in what metal?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Platinum.

15. What crime did several men from the expedition commit once they had abducted young women from the mound?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Assault.
(d) Rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object was the pebble touching when Mustafa found it in the village of a dozen huts?

2. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?

3. 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?

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

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

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