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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. The group begins their journey by traveling to the ___________ and then the valleys, where the nomads usually travel.
(a) Cave.
(b) Desert.
(c) Plain.
(d) Mountain.

4. The magistrate wants __________ to make up their mind about whether they want to stay with the group or head back to the settlement.
(a) His horse.
(b) The soldier.
(c) A wise man.
(d) The girl

5. The magistrate decides it's going to be best to take the girl back to _______________.
(a) The street.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) Her people.
(d) The barracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?

2. Who is killed when he/she tries to protect another part of his/her family during an interrogation session?

3. The relationship the magistrate has with the __________ remains the same - distant and indifferent.

4. When the magistrate returns to his cell, the guard warns him that he should remain silent about his ___________.

5. The magistrate questions whether he really is attracted to the blind girl or if he feels _____________ about her torture.

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