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

2. Under what type of plant did Mustafa find an object on the ground in Chapter 18: "The Culiacan"?

3. What is NOT a grooming step Señor Dorantes took on the way to meet with Governor Guzmán?

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 years did Mustafa spend with the Yguace tribe before he joined up with three other members of the original expedition?

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. 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?

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

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

6. Who was Behewibri?

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

8. 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"?

9. In what way were the members of the Carancahua tribe different from other tribes Mustafa had encountered?

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

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

What ultimate message is Lalami sending about the true history of the United States?

Essay Topic 3

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

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