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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Daru ask the Arab before bed?
(a) Why he did not eat
(b) Why he doesn't speak French
(c) How the police caught him
(d) Why he killed his cousin

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

3. What does the Arab ask Daru if he is?
(a) The warden
(b) The police
(c) The jury
(d) The judge

4. What does Daru feel when the Arab coughs behind him?
(a) Fury
(b) Peace
(c) Weariness
(d) Relief

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered the protagonist of this story?

2. What is there talk of in the area, which requires Balducci to return right away?

3. What crime has the Arab committed?

4. What weather event has just occurred at the beginning of the story?

5. What did Daru tell Balducci he would deny?

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