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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Daru feel after reading the message on the blackboard?
(a) Relieved
(b) Angry
(c) Alone
(d) Weary

2. Where do the men stop to rest?
(a) Tribe of nomads
(b) Sharp peak of limestone
(c) Schoolhouse
(d) The town

3. Where in that city is the Arab to be taken?
(a) His cousins
(b) Another schoolhouse
(c) A family's home
(d) Police headquarters

4. What season does the story take place?
(a) Winter
(b) Fall
(c) Spring
(d) Summer

5. Many of Daru's students are from what type of family?
(a) Rich
(b) Well-educated
(c) Poor
(d) Monks

Short Answer Questions

1. Which direction is it to Tinguit?

2. What does Daru hope the Arab is doing in the middle of the night?

3. What does Balducci give Daru before he leaves?

4. How long did the men walk before they stopped to rest?

5. When Daru returns back to the classroom, what is the Arab doing?

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