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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 symptom did the ration master display just before he died?

2. The satchel carried by the notary, Señor Albaniz, was made of what material?

3. What event occurred to cut short the mutiny against Señor Narvaez after he declared it was every man for himself?

4. To which religion did Governor Guzmán wish to convert the Indians who were members of the healing group?

5. What term did Governor Guzman use to describe the Indians he had excluded from the feast?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of class difference appear in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?

2. What hypothesis does Mustafa share with the reader regarding the reasons why Echogan's tribe attacked the members of the expedition?

3. In what way were the members of the Carancahua tribe different from other tribes Mustafa had encountered?

4. Who was Chaubekwan and in what way was he different from other men Mustafa had encountered in his life?

5. What major change did Mustafa undergo after he and his companions formed the group called Children of the Sun?

6. What action did Señor Narvaez take near the end of Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that caused his crew to despise him?

7. In what way does the piece of glass in Chapter 18: "The Story of the Culiacan" dovetail with the pebble in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida"?

8. How did Mustafa's views about religion change over the course of the time he was in the New World?

9. How does Señor Dorantes react to the living conditions on the tiny rafts in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" and how is his reaction different from Mustafa's reaction?

10. Toward what destination did Mustafa, Señor Cabeza de Vaca, Señor Dorantes, and Señor Castillo travel once they reunited at the end of Chapter 15: "The Story of the Yguaces"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lalami’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Moor's Account. Focus especially on events such as the incarceration of the followers of the Children of the Sun that comes about as a result of Mustafa’s actions.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Lalami’s novel The Moor's Account. What message is Lalami sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lalami’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Moor's Account.

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