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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Balducci leave the schoolhouse?

2. What surrounds Daru where he is now?

3. What does Balducci give Daru before he leaves?

4. How does Daru feel after reading the message on the blackboard?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is isolation portrayed by the character Daru?

3. What suggestion does Balducci make to Daru?

4. What type of imagery is prevalent throughout the story?

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

6. What does Daru explain will happen if the Arab chooses the southern route?

7. How does the Arab walk behind Balducci?

8. Write one-sentence summary of the story?

9. What happens when Daru wakens the Arab?

10. How is isolation portrayed by the setting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how Daru must feel after reading the threat left on his chalkboard. Support why you believe he would feel that way with details.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in-depth the moral dilemmas the character of Daru faces throughout the story. Be sure to include specific examples to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what symbolism the author may use in this story. Include specific examples from the story to support your conclusions as related to symbolism.

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