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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following word choices shows past tense?
(a) Hunted
(b) Is
(c) Does
(d) Leaves

2. 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-year flood
(d) A three-day rainstorm

3. How does Daru feel about the journey in the morning?
(a) Angry
(b) Relieved
(c) Hesitation
(d) Happy

4. What does Daru do while the Arab washes up?
(a) Washes the dishes
(b) Loads his guns with ammunition
(c) Reads
(d) Tidies up his bedroom

5. Professor is to teacher as monk is to:
(a) Reverend
(b) Priest
(c) Minister
(d) Friar

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of this story?

2. How many workers are there to patrol the entire territory and keep it safe?

3. Which character stares out the window at a starless sky?

4. What crime has the Arab committed?

5. When Daru looks back toward the Arab a second time, what does he see?

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