View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following would be the best definition for the term predicament?
(a) Dangerous situation
(b) Perplexing situation
(c) Helpful situation
(d) Understandable situation

3. Plateau is to flat land as basin is to:
(a) Mountain
(b) Hillside
(c) River
(d) Valley

4. Which of the following means the opposite of what is normally expected?
(a) Allegory
(b) Symbolism
(c) Hyperbole
(d) Irony

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

6. Which of the following is the best definition of a paradox?
(a) Opposite points of view
(b) Events which seem to support each other
(c) Events which seem to contradict each other
(d) Opposites attract

7. Which of the following would be a synonym for violent?
(a) Disturbed
(b) Restful
(c) Passive
(d) Mild

8. Which emotion is shared by both Daru and the Arab when Daru awakens the Arab in the morning?
(a) Guilt
(b) Fear
(c) Anger
(d) Anxiousness

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

10. What could be said is used by the author to represent the anxiousness of Daru?
(a) Protagonism
(b) Personification
(c) Irony
(d) False foreshawdowing

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

12. Of what ethnicity is Daru in this story?
(a) Algerian
(b) French Arabic
(c) French
(d) French Algerian

13. Which word best describes Daru's feelings at turning the Arab over to the police?
(a) Angry
(b) Terrified
(c) Revolted
(d) Guilty

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

15. Which of the following would not be an accurate description of Daru's lifestyle?
(a) Scholarly
(b) Unschooled
(c) Lonely
(d) Thoughtful

Short Answer Questions

1. Hunter is to prey as student is to:

2. Doctor is to diagnosis as soothsayer is to:

3. What makes Daru anxious?

4. Which of the following is an example of possible foreshadowing of a violent end for the Arab?

5. Election is to president as choice is to:

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 425 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample