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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did people hide the Arab?
(a) One day
(b) One month
(c) One week
(d) One year

2. What does Daru do while the Arab washes up?
(a) Reads
(b) Loads his guns with ammunition
(c) Washes the dishes
(d) Tidies up his bedroom

3. What surrounds Daru where he is now?
(a) Wheat fields
(b) Stones
(c) Many people
(d) Lots of water

4. What does Daru feel when the Arab coughs behind him?
(a) Weariness
(b) Fury
(c) Peace
(d) Relief

5. What did Daru tell Balducci he would deny?
(a) That the prisoner was restrained
(b) That Balducci was ever at the schoolhouse
(c) That Balducci said there would be a revolt
(d) That the prisoner was ever left with him

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lies in the eastern direction when the plateau slopes?

3. What season does the story take place?

4. What does the Arab ask Daru if he is?

5. When Daru looks back toward the Arab a second time, what does he see?

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