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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Arab do with the things Daru offers him?
(a) Gives them back to Daru
(b) Drops them
(c) Refuses them
(d) Takes them

3. What does Daru say he will wait for before he will take the Arab to the next destination?
(a) A declaration of war
(b) Another blizzard
(c) New supplies
(d) The snow to melt

4. What does Daru not want to do?
(a) Talk to the Arab
(b) Turn the Arab into the police
(c) Continue as teacher at the schoolhouse
(d) Walk in the snow

5. How long did the drought last before the blizzard began?
(a) 9 months
(b) 8 months
(c) 10 months
(d) 7 months

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daru tell the Arab to do in his own language?

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

3. What does Daru see as he looks out over the two different directions?

4. In what geographical region is the schoolhouse located?

5. How many pupils does Daru have?

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