The Guest Quizzes

The Guest Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the main character?
Balducci

Daru

Denny

Dave
2 By what name is Daru initially called?
the Arab

the man

the school master

the Wise One
3 How many men does Daru watch approach at the beginning of the story?
two

four

one

three
4 How many men are riding a horse?
one

two

five

six
5 Where does Daru live?
a shed

a tent

the schoolhouse

a clay hut
6 Why do the two men approaching the schoolhouse make slow progress?
they are tired

the hill is very steep

the sun is hot

it has snowed
7 What does Daru observe about the horse?
the color of its mane

its size

its sweat

its breath issuing from its nostrils
8 What assumption does Daru make about the approaching figures?
one of them knows the region

they are tired

they pose a threat

they are lost
9 What disappeared under the snow?
the grass

the clouds

the sun

the trail
10 Why does Daru go back into his house after watching the approaching men?
to hide

to prepare food

to retrieve a sweater

to get his gun
11 What is drawn on the blackboard?
stick figures

alphabet

four rivers in France

fruit
12 How long has the drawing been on the blackboard?
two weeks

an hour

three days

a month
13 What happened suddenly in mid-October?
there was an earthquake

the schoolhouse caught fire

it snowed

Daru lost all his food
14 Before it snowed, what had the region endured for eight months?
famine

war

draught

pestilence
15 How many pupils does Daru normally have?
approx.15

approx. 100

approx. 25

approx. 10
16 What happens to his pupils?
they don't like him

They stop attending when it snows

they relocate

they die
17 Who does Daru expect to come and collect grain after the blizzard?
nomads

rebels

the army

fathers or big brothers of his pupils
18 Which way do Daru's windows point?
West

North

South

East
19 For how many days did it snow?
one

three

six

five
20 What did Daru do during the blizzard?
went hunting

went skiing

made ice

spent long hours in his room
21 What town does the delivery truck come from?
Calais

Barcelona

Getafe

Tadjid
22 Why does Daru have the ability to resist a seige?
he is a big man

he has many weapons

His room is full of wheat

he is a good hunter
23 What does Daru do with the grain?
feeds the birds

distributes it to his pupils

eats it

stores it for the winter
24 What is arriving from France?
soldiers

new shiploads of grain

Arab's

more pupils
25 How is the plateau region described?
free

calming

cruel

beautiful