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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 increases overnight?

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

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

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

5. What does Daru collect for the journey they will be taking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daru offer the Arab his freedom?

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

3. What does the end of the Arab's freedom cause in Daru?

4. What happens when Daru wakens the Arab?

5. How does Daru feel about the silence at the schoolhouse?

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

7. Why does Daru feel heavy hearted as he looks back at the Arab on his way back to the schoolhouse?

8. Why is Daru surprised he is bothered by the presence of the stranger in his room?

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

10. For which is Daru angrier, the situation in which he is placed or the Arab's crimes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe how you would feel if you were ordered by a policeman to take a prisoner on a journey to another town as Daru in the story was ordered. Compare your feelings to that of Daru's from the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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