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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did not occur during the drought?
(a) Men died
(b) Wheat supplies did not reach the school
(c) Earth was scorched
(d) Sheep died by the thousands

2. What position does Daru hold?
(a) Schoolmaster
(b) Farmer
(c) Student
(d) Policeman

3. How are two men who are coming to visit the schoolhouse traveling?
(a) Both by foot
(b) One by horse, one by foot
(c) Both by horse
(d) Both using camels

4. Which direction does Daru head?
(a) Toward the Nomads
(b) Toward Tinguit
(c) He stays at the plateau
(d) Back to the schoolhouse

5. What does Daru hold out for the Arab?
(a) Package of clothes
(b) The paperwork Balducci gave him
(c) Package of food
(d) Guns

6. In what month does this story begin?
(a) December
(b) October
(c) September
(d) November

7. What does Daru think he hears around the schoolhouse during the night?
(a) Water running
(b) Voices
(c) Footsteps
(d) Animals

8. When Daru looks back at the Arab the first time, what does he see?
(a) The Arab walking toward the Nomads
(b) The Arab standing still
(c) The Arab walking toward Tinguit
(d) Nothing

9. To what city is the Arab to be taken?
(a) Tinguit
(b) Tadjad
(c) Schoolhouse
(d) El Ameur

10. What is still displayed on the chalkboard in the classroom?
(a) Picture of the countryside
(b) Picture of the 4 rivers of France
(c) Picture of 4 rivers of Spain
(d) Picture of the continents

11. What did Daru tell Balducci he would deny?
(a) That Balducci was ever at the schoolhouse
(b) That the prisoner was restrained
(c) That Balducci said there would be a revolt
(d) That the prisoner was ever left with him

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

13. When Daru looks back toward the Arab a second time, what does he see?
(a) The Arab staring at him
(b) The Arab walking toward Tinguit
(c) Balducci heading toward the Arab
(d) The Arab walking toward the Nomads

14. What does Daru hope the Arab is doing in the middle of the night?
(a) Making food
(b) Going to the police headquarters
(c) Running away
(d) Going to the restroom

15. What does Daru do when he has trouble sleeping?
(a) Sits outside and looks at the stars
(b) Lies on his couch and stares at the Arab
(c) Reads a book
(d) Stares out the window

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Arab ask Daru?

2. What is the name of the village nearest the schoolhouse?

3. Where does Daru put the gun when he is cooking?

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

5. Many of Daru's students are from what type of family?

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