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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. Mustafa story, The Moor's Account, begins with a sentence highlighting which year "in Hegira" (5)?
2. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?
3. According to Mustafa's Uncle Omar, the Portuguese army that occupied Azemmur in Mustafa's youth and then took the city in the Battle of Azemmur numbered how many thousand men?
4. What crime did several men from the expedition commit once they had abducted young women from the mound?
5. When Mustafa uses the term "Castilians," (3) he is referring to natives of which country?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss an instance when Lalami uses an unconventional metaphor within the text.
2. What element of the marriage between Dorotea and Bernardo Rodriguez does Mustafa name as the secret to its success?
3. What major plot development involving "nearly thirty men" (127) occurs by the fifth day of the armada's march toward Aute?
4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Mustafa at times willfully accepted blame for acts over which he had no control.
5. Mustafa's memory of being purchased by Señor Dorantes primarily involves which of the five senses? In what way?
6. Name at least five "strange customs and unbearable rules" (114) required of slaves, according to Mustafa.
7. What change occurred in the personality of Mustafa's father and what caused the change?
8. What is the setting presented by Mustafa in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida"?
9. In what way does the motif of water enter the story of Mustafa's birth, as related in Chapter 2: "The Story of My Birth"?
10. Which member of Mustafa's family died shortly before Mustafa sold himself into slavery to feed his family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of power within The Moor's Account. What is Lalami’s message regarding the nature of power and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
How is the motif of sound treated within The Moor's Account and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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