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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. Once the expedition was reduced to using their handmade rafts, a royal official suddenly "had to share" what item "with a carpenter" (151)?

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

3. Señor Cabeza de Vaca realized in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" that the expedition had reached La Florida how many years before?

4. Señor Dorantes found out near the end of Chapter 20: "The Story of México-Tenochtitlán" that which character was pregnant with his child?

5. Toward what feature did the members of the expedition believe they were traveling when they paddled along the shore in their rafts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Oyosamot's character did Mustafa particularly admire and why?

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

3. Which character was most disturbed by the decision of Señor Dorantes to leave the Carancahuas' settlement with no notice and why?

4. Who was Señor Albaniz and what was his job within the armada's expedition?

5. For what reason did Mustafa become concerned when the number of followers traveling with the Children of the Sun group swelled?

6. By the time the events in Chapter 19: "The Story of Compostela" took place, how many years had passed since Mustafa sold himself into slavery?

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

8. Name three excuses members of the Children of the Sun gave to Governor Guzman when he demanded information in Chapter 19: "The Story of the Compostela."

9. What important information did Mustafa and Señor Cabeza de Vaca learn when they encountered five horsemen in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

10. In what way does Mustafa demonstrate that he was making an effort to join his future with his past after he met Oyosamot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Lalami’s use of characterization methods to portray a number of real people within her novel The Moor's Account. What effects do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is the motif of sound treated within The Moor's Account and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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