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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 Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Women.

2. Rumors begin to spread that the barbarians are thinking about threatening the _____________ during their actions.
(a) Empire.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Colony.
(d) Colonel.

3. Even though the winter has passed, the wind blowing through the ice makes ___________ difficult for the men.
(a) Riding.
(b) Eating.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Walking.

4. In order to shorten their trip, the magistrate and the soldiers decide to take a path that has ___________________.
(a) Underground portions.
(b) Been used quite often.
(c) Clean water.
(d) Never been previously attempted.

5. The magistrate believes that the barbarians only different in their tolerance for ___________ and slovenliness, and the magistrate admires them.
(a) Torture.
(b) Death.
(c) War.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A magistrate is in charge of administering the _____________ in a colonial town at the start of this story.

3. The magistrate shows the _______________ to the Colonel when the Colonel is in the town for a visit.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the feelings the magistrate has about the girl as their journey continues on?

2. What does the boy admit to when he is being interrogated by the Colonel during the beginning of the book?

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

4. What does the magistrate want the girl to make her own decision about when it comes to the end of the journey?

5. What do the magistrate and the four soldiers do in order to make the trip to the mountains a bit shorter?

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

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

8. What happens with the girl as they continue on their trip together through the mountains?

9. Why does the magistrate decide to offer the blind girl a chance to work in his home for the winter?

10. What happens when the group encounters some indigenous people as they are traveling on the tenth day?

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