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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daru offers the Arab how much money?
(a) 1,000 francs
(b) 200 francs
(c) 100 francs
(d) 2,000 francs

2. What is there talk of in the area, which requires Balducci to return right away?
(a) A murder
(b) A new blizzard
(c) An attack on the schoolhouse
(d) A revolt

3. What lies in the eastern direction when the plateau slopes?
(a) Tinguit itself
(b) Low plain with a few trees
(c) Outcropping of rocks and a chaotic looking landscape
(d) The schoolhouse

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men stop to rest?

2. What does Daru tell the Arab to do in his own language?

3. What does the Arab do in the middle of the night?

4. What is still displayed on the chalkboard in the classroom?

5. How long did the men walk before they stopped to rest?

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