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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in that city is the Arab to be taken?
(a) Another schoolhouse
(b) His cousins
(c) A family's home
(d) Police headquarters

2. What did Daru tell Balducci he would deny?
(a) That the prisoner was ever left with him
(b) That the prisoner was restrained
(c) That Balducci was ever at the schoolhouse
(d) That Balducci said there would be a revolt

3. What weather event has just occurred at the beginning of the story?
(a) A three-day blizzard
(b) A three-year flood
(c) A three-year drought
(d) A three-day rainstorm

4. How many pupils does Daru have?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 30

5. Which direction does Daru head?
(a) Back to the schoolhouse
(b) He stays at the plateau
(c) Toward Tinguit
(d) Toward the Nomads

Short Answer Questions

1. What season does the story take place?

2. What is the schoolmaster watching out the schoolhouse window?

3. How far is it from El Ameur to the schoolhouse?

4. What increases overnight?

5. What is the weather like when the two men wake up in the morning?

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