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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction did the two men head after they were finished with their rest?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) West
(d) East

2. Many of Daru's students are from what type of family?
(a) Poor
(b) Monks
(c) Well-educated
(d) Rich

3. What does the Arab say his cousin did?
(a) Attacked his wife
(b) Ran away
(c) Left him behind
(d) Hurt him

4. How far is it from El Ameur to the schoolhouse?
(a) 4 kilometers
(b) 5 kilometers
(c) 2 kilometers
(d) 3 kilometers

5. Where do the men stop to rest?
(a) Schoolhouse
(b) The town
(c) Tribe of nomads
(d) Sharp peak of limestone

Short Answer Questions

1. When Daru looks back toward the Arab a second time, what does he see?

2. How are two men who are coming to visit the schoolhouse traveling?

3. How long did the drought last before the blizzard began?

4. What does Daru see on the blackboard in the classroom?

5. What surrounds Daru where he is now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the sense of anticipation in the reader mimic?

2. What kind of element does the continued isolation imagery invoked in the story?

3. When Daru gets up from lying on the couch what did he hope?

4. Why does Balducci warn Daru to keep his gun close?

5. What feeling does Daru have upon learning what crime the Arab is accused of committing?

6. What does the imagery of increasing the wind cause?

7. How does Daru feel as he thinks about Balducci as he remembers him while waiting for the Arab to awaken?

8. Where does Balducci tell Daru is their destination?

9. What will happen if the Arab chooses the nomads?

10. How is isolation portrayed by the character Daru?

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