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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like when the two men wake up in the morning?
(a) Sky is clear
(b) Very cloudy
(c) Snowing
(d) Raining

2. How are two men who are coming to visit the schoolhouse traveling?
(a) Both by horse
(b) One by horse, one by foot
(c) Both using camels
(d) Both by foot

3. Throwing pebbles into the snow reminds the reader of which emotion feeling Daru is experiencing?
(a) Anger and revolsion
(b) Frustration and anger
(c) Guilt and anger
(d) Frustration and terror

4. Which of the following word choices shows past tense?
(a) Leaves
(b) Does
(c) Hunted
(d) Is

5. Which of the following words describes past tense?
(a) Walked
(b) Avoid
(c) Expresses
(d) Threatening

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the men walk before they stopped to rest?

2. In what year did the Algerian war referenced in this story take place?

3. Of what ethnicity is Daru in this story?

4. As Balducci prepares to leave, what does he want to do that Daru tells him not to bother doing?

5. Which type of imagery is prevalent throughout this short story?

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