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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 told Chaubekwan that those in his party who drank "an infusion of" (211) what "at the morning meal" were never afflicted with the fever?

2. How many horsemen did Mustafa and his group of gatherers see approaching them in Chapter 18: "The Story of Culiacan"?

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

4. With whom did Mustafa fall in love in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?

5. Which character suggested to Señor Narvaez that the rafts be linked together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

4. In what way does Lalami increase the suspense concerning the possibility of Mustafa's freedom?

5. 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"?

6. Who was Behewibri?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Moor's Account.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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