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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of a paradox?
(a) Grass as green as a shamrock
(b) Standing is harder than walking
(c) Pencils can be sharpened
(d) Flowers smell like expensive perfume

2. In the sentence, Daru offers the Arab his freedom, Daru is an example of which part of speech?
(a) Noun
(b) Name
(c) Verb
(d) Proper noun

3. Which of the following is the best definition of a paradox?
(a) Events which seem to contradict each other
(b) Events which seem to support each other
(c) Opposite points of view
(d) Opposites attract

4. Which of the following is an antonym of ignorance?
(a) Innonence
(b) Illiterate
(c) Unaware
(d) Intelligence

5. Why is Daru no longer part of a shared community?
(a) The schoolhouse is isolated
(b) He has refused to care anymore
(c) He is the protagonist
(d) The soldiers do not like him

6. Which of the following is not a definition for decision?
(a) To defeat
(b) To make up one's mind
(c) To rule
(d) Making a judgment

7. What does the Arab actually do when he leaves the schoolhouse?
(a) Clear a path for their journey
(b) Hide a weapon from Daru
(c) Escape
(d) Get water and use the bathroom

8. What was the title of the collection of short stories of which "The Guest" is one?
(a) Exile of the Prisoners
(b) Exile in the Kingdom
(c) Kings and Prisoners
(d) Exile and the Kingdom

9. Which of the following is the correct choice meaning to see?
(a) Sight
(b) Cite
(c) Site
(d) Cight

10. Which of the following is the best definition for forlorn?
(a) Sad
(b) Cheerful
(c) Hopeless
(d) Hopeful

11. What makes Daru anxious?
(a) Traveling in poor weather
(b) Speaking with Balducci
(c) Witnessing murder
(d) Spending time with the Arab murderer

12. Theme is to article as plot is to:
(a) Summary
(b) Setting
(c) Climax
(d) Characters

13. Which emotion might Daru have been feeling as he looked out over the deserted land beyond the plateau?
(a) Relieved
(b) Hopeful
(c) Forlorn
(d) Cheerful

14. Which of the following words is a compound word?
(a) Thoughtful
(b) Greater
(c) Threatening
(d) Schoolhouse

15. Which of the following words is not a preposition?
(a) Before
(b) Above
(c) Puts
(d) On

Short Answer Questions

1. The author compares the Daru's life to that of a what?

2. Who is the author of this story?

3. Of what ethnicity is Daru in this story?

4. What event happens as both characters lie awake to suggest something is about to happen?

5. Which of the following would be a synonym for violent?

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