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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The blind girl seems to communicate __________ while the magistrate seems to focus on communicating nuances.
(a) Images.
(b) Facts.
(c) Lies.
(d) Actions.

2. The blind girl feels ____________ of the work that she has been given, so she runs away from the magistrate's home.
(a) Incapable.
(b) Unwilling to do all.
(c) Unable to handle all.
(d) Unworthy.

3. The magistrate realizes that one of the family members has been ________________, but the evidence was hidden.
(a) Killed.
(b) Let go.
(c) Tortured.
(d) Poisoned.

4. The magistrate finds the blind girl to be ___________________ and unresponsive when he tries to connect with her.
(a) Crass.
(b) Deaf.
(c) Distant.
(d) Mute.

5. The blind girl admits that she stays with the magistrate because she has no ______________________.
(a) Family.
(b) Money to spend on the streets.
(c) Place else to go.
(d) Sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is the girl who works for the magistrate completely blind because of her interrogation torture?

2. When the winter finally ends, the ___________ trapping can begin again, according to this section of the story.

3. What is the name of the Colonel who likes to interrogate people of interest by using harsh torture methods?

4. What is the first direction in which the magistrate and his men begin to travel with the girl?

5. The magistrate questions where torture is a ______________ method of eliciting information from the prisoners.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Colonel interrogate the fishermen about when he brings them in for questioning after their capture?

2. What happens when the group encounters a strong storm right before they reach the mountains?

3. Why does the magistrate think that barbarians are always causing trouble, though they avoid fighting in the winter months?

4. Why does the blind girl leave the magistrate's house after he offers her a job in his home?

5. What does the magistrate feel about the blind girl he sees on the street at the beginning of this section of the book?

6. Why does the magistrate want to notify the Bureau about the trip that he is taking with the girl?

7. What does the blind girl admit to the magistrate as the reason why she stays with him?

8. Why was Colonel Joll send to the area where the Magistrate is in charge at the start of the story?

9. What are some of the hobbies that the magistrate decides to take up again even though he should be preparing for attacks?

10. What is the result of the raid that the Colonel tries to arrange with the help of the boy who he has interrogated?

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