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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. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez was forced to sell Mustafa, whom he called Esteban, due to debts incurred in what way?
(a) Agricultural investments.
(b) Unpaid taxes.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Gambling.

2. From what country do Mustafa's so-called "companions" (3) hail, whose accounts he says he "intends to correct" (3)?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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) Theft.
(b) Assault.
(c) Murder.
(d) Rape.

4. Which character did Señor Narváez order to head the raiding party that went on ahead to Apalache once the scouts spotted it?
(a) Señor Cabeza de Vaca.
(b) Father Anselmo.
(c) Señor Dorantes.
(d) Señor Castillo.

5. Mustafa story, The Moor's Account, begins with a sentence highlighting which year "in Hegira" (5)?
(a) 632.
(b) 1476.
(c) 1066.
(d) 934.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?

2. How many husbands did Heniya, Mustafa's mother, have before she married Mustafa's father?

3. Which member of the expedition wore a black eye patch?

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's wife had what first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the reasons behind Mustafa's desire to record his own account of the expedition led by Senor Narvaez?

2. In what way does Lalami depict the theme of family bonds within Chapter 5: "The Story of the March"?

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

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

5. What does the caftan symbolize within Chapter 4: "The Story of Aemmur"?

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

7. How did Mustafa become a slave and how does Lalami go about revealing this information?

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

9. With what element of life did Mustafa become too entranced, causing him to eventually name it among the causes of his downfall?

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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