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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. What does Daru not want to do?

2. How many students are still in Daru's classroom as the two men approach?

3. What does Balducci want Daru to sign?

4. Who is considered the protagonist of this story?

5. What is still displayed on the chalkboard in the classroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Balducci tell Daru is their destination?

2. When do Daru and the Arab seem to be experiencing the same emotion?

3. What does Balducci tell Daru that surprises him?

4. What kind of element does the continued isolation imagery invoked in the story?

5. What does Daru say about this surprising order?

6. What concerns Daru about traveling with the Arab?

7. What does Daru give to the students of the poor families when they come to the school?

8. What two things is Daru torn between which causes him frustration?

9. Why have the villagers stopped coming to the schoolhouse?

10. When Daru sits on his bed and looks into the Arab's face what does he see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe multiple examples of isolation imagery used throughout the text. Be sure to include specific examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Daru finds it odd that he is bothered having a stranger in his house overnight since he was a soldier and slept with strangers all of the time. Explain how having an accused killer stay in the same place as you to sleep would be significantly different than being a soldier.

Essay Topic 3

Daru gives the Arab two choices. Would you do the same thing? Why or why not?

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