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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. Who is expected to take the Arab to these destinations?
(a) El Ameur
(b) Balducci
(c) He is to travel alone
(d) Daru

2. What lies in the southern direction when the plateau slopes?
(a) The schoolhouse
(b) Low plain with a few trees
(c) Tinguit itself
(d) Outcropping of rocks and a chaotic looking landscape

3. Who did Daru offend?
(a) The Villagers
(b) Balducci
(c) The Arab
(d) The French police in Tinguit

4. What food does Daru make for the Arab?
(a) Bacon
(b) Omelette
(c) Tea
(d) Cookies

5. Daru offers the Arab how much money?
(a) 1,000 francs
(b) 200 francs
(c) 100 francs
(d) 2,000 francs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Arab do in the middle of the night?

2. Which direction did the two men head after they were finished with their rest?

3. What does Daru put in his pocket before he goes into the next room?

4. What weather event has just occurred at the beginning of the story?

5. Why does Daru say that he is not worried about the enemy attacking the school house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only thing near the schoolhouse which might be harvested?

2. Why have the villagers stopped coming to the schoolhouse?

3. When Daru sits on his bed and looks into the Arab's face what does he see?

4. Daru's decision shows that Daru feels that what is more important than the crimes committed by an individual?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Daru leave the decision as to his fate in the Arab's own hands?

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

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