4. Why is Daru no longer part of a shared community?
(a) He is the protagonist
(b) He has refused to care anymore
(c) The soldiers do not like him
(d) The schoolhouse is isolated

5. The author expresses a paradox with which event in the story?
(a) Daru throwing pebbles in the snow
(b) The crime of murder in a schoolhouse
(c) The isolation of the schoolhouse
(d) The Arab sleeping in the schoolhouse with Daru

6. Which emotion might Daru have been feeling as he looked out over the deserted land beyond the plateau?
(a) Relieved
(b) Forlorn
(c) Cheerful
(d) Hopeful

7. What was the title of the collection of short stories of which "The Guest" is one?
(a) Exile in the Kingdom
(b) Kings and Prisoners
(c) Exile and the Kingdom
(d) Exile of the Prisoners

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

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

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

11. Who is the first character to suggest that a war is imminent?
(a) Balducci
(b) Daru
(c) Arab
(d) Albert

12. Which of the following is a definition for moral?
(a) Principles of what is right
(b) Difficult decisions
(c) Must be done
(d) Believable

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

14. Which of the following descriptors could be not used to best describe the setting around the schoolhouse?
(a) Barren
(b) Deserted
(c) Bereft
(d) Crowded

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