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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. East is to low plains as south is to:
(a) Chaotic mountains
(b) Plateau
(c) Chaotic landscape
(d) Mountains

2. Daru is to hunter as Arab is to:
(a) Foreign
(b) Prey
(c) Student
(d) Hunted

3. Which of the following words has a prefix?
(a) Greater
(b) Threatening
(c) Unable
(d) Thoughtful

4. Flood is to rain as blizzard is to:
(a) Ice
(b) Water
(c) Snow
(d) Rain

5. Which of the following would be the best synonym for the term secluded?
(a) Isolated
(b) Busy
(c) Accessible
(d) Above

6. Doctor is to diagnosis as soothsayer is to:
(a) Prediction
(b) Gypsy
(c) Foreshadowing
(d) Fortune Teller

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

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

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

10. In this phrase, hunting jacket, the word hunting is an example of which part of speech?
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Verb
(d) Adverb

11. Historically speaking, when does this story take place?
(a) Before the outbreak of the Algerian War
(b) After the outbreak of the Algerian War
(c) Before the outbreak of the War of 1812
(d) In the middle of the Algerian War

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

13. What event happens as both characters lie awake to suggest something is about to happen?
(a) Animals howl
(b) Snow falls heavily from the sky
(c) Wind begins to stir
(d) Rain pelts the ground

14. Isolation is to crowded as indefinite is to:
(a) Broad
(b) Limited
(c) Confused
(d) Unclear

15. Throwing pebbles into the snow reminds the reader of which emotion feeling Daru is experiencing?
(a) Frustration and terror
(b) Guilt and anger
(c) Frustration and anger
(d) Anger and revolsion

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words is not a preposition?

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

3. Open is to closed as subtle is to:

4. Which of the following would be the best definition for foreshadowing?

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

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