2. According to Mustafa, what caused him to mention aloud his discovery of a particular object on the ground in Chapter 18: "The Story of the Culiacans"?

3. Which member of the expedition did NOT live with the Yguace tribe at some point?

4. Governor Guzman wanted to enslave the Indians in the group of healers, even though he declared such an act to be what?

5. How many members of the expedition were able-bodied enough to follow Echogan to the tribe's village?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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"?

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

7. Who was Behewibri?

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

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

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

Sensory details are used frequently by Lalami in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Moor's Account. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Lalami’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.