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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?
(a) A new home.
(b) Retirement.
(c) Death.
(d) His admiral position.

2. The magistrate thinks the barbarians became corrupted because they lost their _________ somewhere along the way.
(a) Families.
(b) Religion.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Values.

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

4. All that the magistrate knows about the girl is that she is the ____________ of the man who died during the interrogation.
(a) Sister.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Aunt.

5. Due to her injured ____________, the girl needs to use sticks in order to get around from place to place.
(a) Ankles.
(b) Thighs.
(c) Hands.
(d) Knees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has sent the Colonel to the area where the magistrate is in charge so that he can look into rumors that have spread?

3. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?

4. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?

5. Who is NOT in the group of people who are interrogated after being picked up on their way into town?

(see the answer key)

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