The Guest Quizzes

The Guest Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the main character?
Dave

Daru

Balducci

Denny
2 By what name is Daru initially called?
the school master

the man

the Wise One

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

one

three

four
4 How many men are riding a horse?
two

five

six

one
5 Where does Daru live?
a tent

a clay hut

a shed

the schoolhouse
6 Why do the two men approaching the schoolhouse make slow progress?
the hill is very steep

they are tired

it has snowed

the sun is hot
7 What does Daru observe about the horse?
the color of its mane

its size

its breath issuing from its nostrils

its sweat
8 What assumption does Daru make about the approaching figures?
they are tired

they are lost

one of them knows the region

they pose a threat
9 What disappeared under the snow?
the clouds

the trail

the sun

the grass
10 Why does Daru go back into his house after watching the approaching men?
to get his gun

to hide

to prepare food

to retrieve a sweater
11 What is drawn on the blackboard?
fruit

four rivers in France

stick figures

alphabet
12 How long has the drawing been on the blackboard?
an hour

two weeks

a month

three days
13 What happened suddenly in mid-October?
Daru lost all his food

there was an earthquake

the schoolhouse caught fire

it snowed
14 Before it snowed, what had the region endured for eight months?
draught

famine

war

pestilence
15 How many pupils does Daru normally have?
approx. 100

approx. 25

approx.15

approx. 10
16 What happens to his pupils?
they relocate

they don't like him

They stop attending when it snows

they die
17 Who does Daru expect to come and collect grain after the blizzard?
fathers or big brothers of his pupils

the army

rebels

nomads
18 Which way do Daru's windows point?
South

North

East

West
19 For how many days did it snow?
five

one

six

three
20 What did Daru do during the blizzard?
spent long hours in his room

went skiing

went hunting

made ice
21 What town does the delivery truck come from?
Getafe

Tadjid

Calais

Barcelona
22 Why does Daru have the ability to resist a seige?
he is a good hunter

he has many weapons

he is a big man

His room is full of wheat
23 What does Daru do with the grain?
feeds the birds

eats it

distributes it to his pupils

stores it for the winter
24 What is arriving from France?
Arab's

new shiploads of grain

more pupils

soldiers
25 How is the plateau region described?
free

cruel

calming

beautiful