3. Why prevents the Arab from taking the tea from Daru at first?
(a) His fever
(b) He refuses the tea
(c) He does not like tea
(d) His bound hands

4. Which direction did the two men head after they were finished with their rest?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West

5. How far of a walk would it be to reach the Nomads?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 2 hours
(c) 1 day
(d) 2 day

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

7. Who is considered the protagonist of this story?
(a) El Ameur
(b) Balducci
(c) Daru
(d) Arab

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

9. What does Daru make for his visitors?
(a) A meal
(b) Coffee
(c) Heated porridge
(d) Tea

10. How does Daru feel after reading the message on the blackboard?
(a) Weary
(b) Angry
(c) Alone
(d) Relieved

11. What is the schoolmaster watching out the schoolhouse window?
(a) Two men approaching the school
(b) A horse making its way up the hillside
(c) One man approaching the school
(d) A blizzard

12. What does Daru see on the blackboard in the classroom?
(a) The paperwork from Balducci
(b) Just his drawings of the French rivers
(c) Nothing it is empty
(d) A threat

13. In what geographical region is the schoolhouse located?
(a) Plains
(b) Mountains
(c) River Valley
(d) Desert

14. Which direction does the Arab finally choose?
(a) Prison
(b) Nomads
(c) Home
(d) Schoolhouse

15. What does Balducci want Daru to sign?
(a) The deed to the schoolhouse
(b) A paper promising to take the prisoner to Tinguit
(c) A promisory note for the deed to the schoolhouse
(d) A paper stating that he left a prisoner with Daru