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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 was the name of the port city for which Mustafa and his companions decided to look again in Chapter 15: "The Story of the Avavares"?

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

3. To whom did Echogan give his own fur cloak when he first came into contact with Mustafa and the rest of the company?

4. Señor Dorantes claimed that he had left the camp of the Caranahuas because they had killed which character?

5. What action did the ration master take in Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that resulted in his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. How did Señor Dorantes come to have a child on the way?

8. What change occurred in the way the Castilians viewed the landscape and why, according to Mustafa's comments in Chapter 13: "The Story of the Three Rivers"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the roles of Mustafa’s parents within The Moor's Account. How does Lalami use Mustafa’s discussion of his own parents’ roles to highlight themes included within the overall narrative?

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

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?

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