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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daru throw into the snow and watch sink?
(a) Ties
(b) Guns
(c) Food
(d) Pebbles

2. What is the weather like when the two men wake up in the morning?
(a) Sky is clear
(b) Very cloudy
(c) Snowing
(d) Raining

3. Where does Daru put the gun when he is cooking?
(a) In his pocket
(b) Next to him on the counter
(c) In his desk in the classroom
(d) Under his bed

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

5. When Daru returns back to the classroom, what is the Arab doing?
(a) Sitting drinking tea
(b) Sitting down and eating a snack
(c) Lying down staring at the ceiling
(d) Lying down reading

Short Answer Questions

1. As Balducci prepares to leave, what does he want to do that Daru tells him not to bother doing?

2. What does Daru see as he looks out over the two different directions?

3. Why prevents the Arab from taking the tea from Daru at first?

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

5. Which direction does Daru head?

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