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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. How does Daru feel about the Arab's crimes?
(a) Weariness
(b) Revolsion
(c) Relief
(d) Fear

2. What does Daru hope the Arab is doing in the middle of the night?
(a) Running away
(b) Making food
(c) Going to the restroom
(d) Going to the police headquarters

3. What is the weather like when the two men wake up in the morning?
(a) Sky is clear
(b) Snowing
(c) Very cloudy
(d) Raining

4. What does Daru hold out for the Arab?
(a) Package of clothes
(b) Guns
(c) The paperwork Balducci gave him
(d) Package of food

5. What does Daru say he will wait for before he will take the Arab to the next destination?
(a) A declaration of war
(b) Another blizzard
(c) New supplies
(d) The snow to melt

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Daru has in the schoolhouse?

2. To what city is the Arab to be taken?

3. Who does Daru think of as he looks out over the deserted land beyond the plateau?

4. How many workers are there to patrol the entire territory and keep it safe?

5. What is Daru armed with in the schoolhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can Daru tell that one of the two men approaching the schoolhouse knows the region well?

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

3. How is isolation portrayed by the setting?

4. How is isolation portrayed by the character Daru?

5. Where is the final decision left as to the Arab's fate left?

6. Write one-sentence summary of the story?

7. What does Daru do when the Arab begins to speak after he has offered him two choices?

8. How does Daru feel about living in the desert region?

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

10. How does Daru offer the Arab his freedom?

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