4. Where are the villages in relation to the schoolhouse?
(a) Beside the schoolhouse
(b) Above the schoolhouse
(c) The schoolhouse is not near any villages
(d) Beneath the schoolhouse

5. What does Balducci want Daru to sign?
(a) A promisory note for the deed to the schoolhouse
(b) A paper stating that he left a prisoner with Daru
(c) The deed to the schoolhouse
(d) A paper promising to take the prisoner to Tinguit

6. What does Daru collect for the journey they will be taking?
(a) Food
(b) Guns
(c) Clothing
(d) Candles

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

8. How does Daru feel about the Arab's crimes?
(a) Fear
(b) Revolsion
(c) Relief
(d) Weariness

9. What does Daru do when he has trouble sleeping?
(a) Lies on his couch and stares at the Arab
(b) Reads a book
(c) Stares out the window
(d) Sits outside and looks at the stars

10. Which of the following is not something Daru has in the schoolhouse?
(a) Well
(b) Painted shelves
(c) Weekly supply of water and food
(d) Small couch

11. What weather event has just occurred at the beginning of the story?
(a) A three-day blizzard
(b) A three-year drought
(c) A three-year flood
(d) A three-day rainstorm

12. What does the Arab ask Daru if he is?
(a) The police
(b) The jury
(c) The warden
(d) The judge

13. How long did Balducci tell Daru it took him and the Arab to make the trek to the schoolhouse in the snow?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 1/2 an hour
(c) 1 1/2 hours
(d) 1 hour

14. What is the name of the village nearest the schoolhouse?
(a) Desert Plateau
(b) Gendarme
(c) El Ameur
(d) Tadjad

15. Who would be waiting for the Arab in the East?
(a) Balducci
(b) Family
(c) Police
(d) Nomads