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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author expresses a paradox with which event in the story?
(a) Daru throwing pebbles in the snow
(b) The isolation of the schoolhouse
(c) The crime of murder in a schoolhouse
(d) The Arab sleeping in the schoolhouse with Daru

2. Which term could be used to describe what soldiers build when they share living quarters?
(a) Discord
(b) Alliances
(c) Treaties
(d) Antagonism

3. Who is expected to take the Arab to these destinations?
(a) El Ameur
(b) Balducci
(c) Daru
(d) He is to travel alone

4. Which type of imagery is prevalent throughout this short story?
(a) Happiness
(b) Isolation
(c) Anger
(d) Terror

5. What does Daru assume the Arab will do when he leaves the schoolhouse?
(a) Escape
(b) Clear a path for their journey
(c) Harm him
(d) Use the bathroom

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is a gendarme for the French National Police?

2. Which of the following words has a prefix?

3. How long did Balducci tell Daru it took him and the Arab to make the trek to the schoolhouse in the snow?

4. What does the Arab ask Daru if he is?

5. What does Balducci give Daru before he leaves?

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