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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. What is the schoolmaster watching out the schoolhouse window?

2. What does Daru do when he has trouble sleeping?

3. What is still displayed on the chalkboard in the classroom?

4. Who would be waiting for the Arab in the East?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Daru wakens the Arab?

3. How does Daru offer the Arab his freedom?

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

5. Why is Daru no longer a part of a community of men?

6. What two things is Daru torn between which causes him frustration?

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

8. Write one-sentence summary of the story?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe it is fair that Daru is held ultimately responsible for the decision made by the Arab? Support your belief.

Essay Topic 2

Daru finds it odd that he is bothered having a stranger in his house overnight since he was a soldier and slept with strangers all of the time. Explain how having an accused killer stay in the same place as you to sleep would be significantly different than being a soldier.

Essay Topic 3

Emotions are referred to throughout the story, though neither of the characters directly discuss how they are feeling with each other. Do you think this writing style works with this story? Support your opinion.

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