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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daru hold out for the Arab?

2. What does the Arab say his cousin did?

3. What is the weather like when the two men wake up in the morning?

4. How long did the drought last before the blizzard began?

5. What is still displayed on the chalkboard in the classroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is held ultimately responsible for the final result?

2. What does Daru explain to the Arab will be happening to the Arab?

3. What suggestion does Balducci make to Daru?

4. What kind of element does the continued isolation imagery invoked in the story?

5. What literary term describes how Daru feels caught between considering the Arab's crimes and his humanity?

6. What concerns Daru about traveling with the Arab?

7. Why does Daru tell Balducci not to bother restraining the Arab?

8. When Daru sits on his bed and looks into the Arab's face what does he see?

9. How does Daru know the Arab does not fall asleep immediately?

10. Describe how the character the Arab looks.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe it is fair that Daru is held ultimately responsible for the decision made by the Arab? Support your belief.

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

Discuss in-depth the moral dilemmas the character of Daru faces throughout the story. Be sure to include specific examples to support your discussion.

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