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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Arab say his cousin did?
(a) Left him behind
(b) Attacked his wife
(c) Ran away
(d) Hurt him

2. What does Daru do after he leaves the Arab and walks into the next room?
(a) Makes more tea
(b) Builds a fire
(c) Leaves the schoolhouse
(d) Lies on the couch

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

4. Who did Daru offend?
(a) Balducci
(b) The French police in Tinguit
(c) The Villagers
(d) The Arab

5. Where in that city is the Arab to be taken?
(a) His cousins
(b) Another schoolhouse
(c) A family's home
(d) Police headquarters

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are two men who are coming to visit the schoolhouse traveling?

3. What does Daru see on the blackboard in the classroom?

4. What surrounds Daru where he is now?

5. What did Daru tell Balducci he would deny?

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