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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the best definition of imagery?
(a) Illustrations
(b) Comparing two items using words such as like and as
(c) Creating mental pictures in the reader's mind
(d) Comparing two unrelated items

3. In this phrase, hunting jacket, the word hunting is an example of which part of speech?
(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adverb
(d) Adjective

4. As Balducci prepares to leave, what does he want to do that Daru tells him not to bother doing?
(a) Handcuffing the Arab
(b) Cleaning up the mess
(c) Making more tea
(d) Tying the Arab's hands

5. Why does Daru say that he is not worried about the enemy attacking the school house?
(a) The schoolhouse is far from the villages
(b) They won't attack a teacher
(c) He has a shotgun
(d) He can see them coming

Short Answer Questions

1. What surrounds Daru where he is now?

2. What does the Arab actually do when he leaves the schoolhouse?

3. How are two men who are coming to visit the schoolhouse traveling?

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

5. In the phrase, the Arab will obey nomad law, which word is an adjective?

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