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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the soldiers injure on their way back to the settlement after the journey?
(a) His back.
(b) His foot.
(c) His wrist.
(d) His head.

2. ________________ Mandel want the magistrate to get back to work in the settlement, according to the story.
(a) Admiral.
(b) Policeman.
(c) General.
(d) Colonel.

3. What do two barbarian men bring into the settlement on a horse in order to inspire fear in the people?
(a) Dead man.
(b) Severed limbs.
(c) Food.
(d) A dead horse.

4. What do the men think is associated with bad luck, so they have to perform a purification ritual before continuing on?
(a) Little food.
(b) Dead horses.
(c) A long journey.
(d) Menstruation.

5. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?
(a) The magistrate falls asleep beside her.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The girl falls asleep beside the magistrate.
(d) She begins to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the group returns back to the settlement, they are greeted by a group of ______________.

2. The magistrate decides it's going to be best to take the girl back to _______________.

3. What is NOT one of the things the magistrate feels the Empire is condoning as a part of this conflicted time?

4. The magistrate has disagreements with the _____________ while new conscripts arrive to replace old soldiers.

5. The barbarians are not interested in the ___________ they used to engage in until they started drinking and causing trouble.

(see the answer key)

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