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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Daru think of as he looks out over the deserted land beyond the plateau?
(a) Balducci
(b) The police station
(c) The Arab
(d) His students

2. Which of the following words is plural?
(a) Responsible
(b) Approach
(c) Suggests
(d) Decision

3. Which of the following is not a definition for decision?
(a) To defeat
(b) To make up one's mind
(c) Making a judgment
(d) To rule

4. 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

5. What does Daru make for his visitors?
(a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Heated porridge
(d) A meal

Short Answer Questions

1. Noun is to fate as adverb is to:

2. The implication that Daru is saddened by the Arab's choice is an example of:

3. What do both the reader and Daru discover is happening during the long, lonely, sleepless night?

4. Which direction does Daru head?

5. Why is Daru no longer part of a shared community?

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