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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What terms does Mustafa use to characterize the ways in which Father Anselmo was different from the other friars in the armada?
2. Mustafa notes that Senor Dorantes showed more favor to which character than he did to his own brother Diego?
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. Mustafa recalls hearing whose voice calling out to him as he left the house to sell himself so that his family would not starve?
5. What physical characteristic does Mustafa NOT attribute to Señor Narváez in his account?
Short Essay Questions
1. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Mustafa at times willfully accepted blame for acts over which he had no control.
2. How did Mustafa become a slave and how does Lalami go about revealing this information?
3. Name at least five "strange customs and unbearable rules" (114) required of slaves, according to Mustafa.
4. What does the caftan symbolize within Chapter 4: "The Story of Aemmur"?
5. How old was Mustafa when his father first shared with him his plans for Mustafa's future career and what details did he share?
6. What is the setting presented by Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida"?
7. How did Mustafa react to his father's plans for Mustafa's future career?
8. Who were the main leaders of the expedition to La Florida? Name one fact about each leader.
9. What are the reasons behind Mustafa's desire to record his own account of the expedition led by Senor Narvaez?
10. Discuss an instance when Lalami uses an unconventional metaphor within the text.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Lalami’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Moor's Account.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Mustafa throughout the novel The Moor's Account. Discuss whether Mustafa is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Lalami's choice to tell the story of The Moor's Account using the first person point-of-view from Mustafa’s perspective. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Lalami’s intended effects on the reader?
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