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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far of a walk is it to Tinguit?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 1 and 1/2 hours
(c) 1 hour
(d) 3 hours

2. Who does Daru think of as he looks out over the deserted land beyond the plateau?
(a) Balducci
(b) The police station
(c) The Arab
(d) His students

3. Who would be waiting for the Arab in the south?
(a) Police
(b) Nomads
(c) Balducci
(d) Family

4. Many of Daru's students are from what type of family?
(a) Poor
(b) Well-educated
(c) Rich
(d) Monks

5. What is the schoolmaster watching out the schoolhouse window?
(a) A horse making its way up the hillside
(b) Two men approaching the school
(c) One man approaching the school
(d) A blizzard

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both the reader and Daru discover is happening during the long, lonely, sleepless night?

2. Which word best describes Daru's feelings about the Arab's crime?

3. In the sentence, Daru offers the Arab his freedom, Daru is an example of which part of speech?

4. Which of the following words is not a preposition?

5. This story contains symbolism. A story which has symbolism can be referred to as which of the following?

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