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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. Señor Cabeza de Vaca realized in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan" that the expedition had reached La Florida how many years before?
2. From what tribe did Oyosamot hail?
3. Which member of the expedition became fast friends with Chaubekwan?
4. Just before Mustafa, Señor Cabeza de Vaca, Señor Dorantes, and Señor Castillo join together once again to search for the port city, which two arrived at the Yguace settlement?
5. What role did Behewibri hold within the Avavare tribe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event caused Mustafa to apply the name "The Island of Misfortune" to a particular location in Chapter 12: "The Story of the Island of Misfortune"?
2. What aspect of Oyosamot's character did Mustafa particularly admire and why?
3. What action did Señor Narvaez take near the end of Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that caused his crew to despise him?
4. In what way were the members of the Carancahua tribe different from other tribes Mustafa had encountered?
5. 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?
6. 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."
7. How did Mustafa's views about religion change over the course of the time he was in the New World?
8. In what way does the theme of class difference appear in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts"?
9. What happened to Señor Narvaez, according to a survivor who was on a raft with him when the company's rafts became separated from one another?
10. 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"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Moor's Account and analyze Lalami’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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