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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author say soldiers are brought together to become part of a shared community?
(a) Dreams and goals
(b) Dreams and fatigue
(c) Fatigue and goals
(d) Fatigue and alliances

2. What is the name of the village nearest the schoolhouse?
(a) Gendarme
(b) El Ameur
(c) Desert Plateau
(d) Tadjad

3. Which of the following does not cause Daru to feel torn about the Arab?
(a) Part of humanity
(b) Commonality
(c) Nature of his crimes
(d) Just another man

4. Which character stares out the window at a starless sky?
(a) Daru
(b) Balducci
(c) Students
(d) Arab

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Open is to closed as subtle is to:

2. What does Daru tell the Arab when he wakes him up?

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

4. What does Daru hope the Arab is doing in the middle of the night?

5. The author compares the Daru's life to that of a what?

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