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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 word choices shows past tense?
(a) Hunted
(b) Leaves
(c) Does
(d) Is

2. When words are combined and contradict each other it is called:
(a) Allegory
(b) Metaphor
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Hyperbole

3. Which character lies motionless in his cot with his eyes open?
(a) Arab
(b) Balducci
(c) Daru
(d) Students

4. Which of the following words has a suffix?
(a) Message
(b) Chalkboard
(c) Threatening
(d) Unable

5. What does Daru assume the Arab will do when he leaves the schoolhouse?
(a) Use the bathroom
(b) Escape
(c) Harm him
(d) Clear a path for their journey

6. Which of the following is an example of a paradox?
(a) Flowers smell like expensive perfume
(b) Pencils can be sharpened
(c) Grass as green as a shamrock
(d) Standing is harder than walking

7. The implication that Daru is saddened by the Arab's choice is an example of:
(a) Allegory
(b) Hyperbole
(c) Allusion
(d) Metaphor

8. This story contains symbolism. A story which has symbolism can be referred to as which of the following?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile
(c) Allusion
(d) Allegory

9. Who is the author of this story?
(a) Albert Camus
(b) Daru Camus
(c) Daru Balducci
(d) Albert Balducci

10. Hunter is to prey as student is to:
(a) Knowledge
(b) Truth
(c) Questions
(d) Answers

11. The imagery of throwing pebbles in the snow reminds the reader of which story element?
(a) Characters
(b) Events
(c) Setting
(d) Plot

12. In the phrase, the Arab will obey nomad law, which word is an adjective?
(a) Arab
(b) Law
(c) Nomad
(d) The

13. Which of the following words has both a prefix and a suffix?
(a) Chalkboard
(b) Threatening
(c) Disobeyed
(d) Message

14. What helps the reader to feel the suspense in the story along with the characters?
(a) False Foreshawdowing
(b) Metaphors
(c) Irony
(d) Personification

15. Which of the following could be a synonym for fate?
(a) Will
(b) Choice
(c) Destiny
(d) Accident

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Arab actually do when he leaves the schoolhouse?

2. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term paradox?

3. Which of the following is the opposite of the protagonist?

4. The end of the Arab's freedom will cause which action definitely?

5. Which of the following words has a prefix?

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