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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both the reader and Daru discover is happening during the long, lonely, sleepless night?

2. Which term could be used to describe what soldiers build when they share living quarters?

3. In this phrase, hunting jacket, the word hunting is an example of which part of speech?

4. Of what ethnicity is Daru in this story?

5. If the Arab choices the south, what will he be subjected to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the author uses the literary tool of foreshadowing throughout this short story. Include specific examples from the story to support your description.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Daru is faced with a decision in this story. Discuss this decision and how you would respond given the same set of circumstances. Use information from the story to support why you would make the choices you discuss.

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