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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate believes that the barbarians only different in their tolerance for ___________ and slovenliness, and the magistrate admires them.

2. After _________ days of traveling together, there is little food left in the supplies of the group.

3. In order to shorten their trip, the magistrate and the soldiers decide to take a path that has ___________________.

4. All that the magistrate knows about the girl is that she is the ____________ of the man who died during the interrogation.

5. What does the blind girl seem to agree to do on a daily basis, though there has been no conversation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What makes the blind girl on the street even more pitiful to the magistrate when he sees her for the first time?

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

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

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

7. What does the magistrate find about the girl when they are performing the bathing ritual together day after day?

8. What is the difference between the communication style of the magistrate and the blind girl in his home?

9. Why is the magistrate nervous about leaving his position even as he is approaching retirement?

10. Why is the magistrate unable to remain uninvolved during the alleged barbarian uprising?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During their trip back to the girl's family, the magistrate and the girl begin to grow closer and she becomes more appealing.

Part 1: Why do you think that difficult journeys often result in people growing closer together?

Part 2: Why do you think that the child begins to be more attractive as the journey continues?

Part 3: Do you think that the magistrate really is attracted to the girl? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The men began to strike back at the Colonel, which seems to drive him away.

Part 1: Why do you think that the people felt comfortable enough to throw stones at the Colonel?

Part 2: Do you think that the people had a right to fight back against the Colonel? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that you would ever throw stones at a political leader or other person in power?

Essay Topic 3

The Colonel was sent to investigate rumors in the location so as to settle the area and to make things easier for the uprising.

Part 1: Why do you think rumors are so dangerous in times of war?

Part 2: Do you think that rumors can ever be completely dispelled?

Part 3: Do you listen to all of the rumors you hear? Why or why not?

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