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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. Whose departure from the expedition greatly upset Diego, Señor Dorantes's brother?
2. Who helped Mustafa drag the bodies of the men who died in their sleep toward the river for a water burial?
3. Mustafa and his companions awoke one morning in Chapter 13: "The Three Rivers" to find that how many men had died in their sleep?
4. When the five horsemen led Mustafa's small group to the nearby Castilian encampment, they said that it was how many leagues away?
5. Which character ingested a "zaatar" (224) in Chapter 16: "The Story of the Avavares"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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"?
2. How did Mustafa's views about religion change over the course of the time he was in the New World?
3. What hypothesis does Mustafa share with the reader regarding the reasons why Echogan's tribe attacked the members of the expedition?
4. What major change did Mustafa undergo after he and his companions formed the group called Children of the Sun?
5. In what way were the members of the Carancahua tribe different from other tribes Mustafa had encountered?
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. 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?
8. What action did Señor Narvaez take near the end of Chapter 11: "The Story of the Rafts" that caused his crew to despise him?
9. Which character was most disturbed by the decision of Señor Dorantes to leave the Carancahuas' settlement with no notice and why?
10. Who was Señor Albaniz and what was his job within the armada's expedition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Lalami's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Moor's Account.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Moor's Account.
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