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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to make surviving tougher during this particular section of the book and the story?
(a) Plague.
(b) Lack of medicine.
(c) Pregnancies.
(d) Winter.

2. What does the magistrate offer in exchange for the horses of the barbarians, though they refuse to do so?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Food.
(d) Bronze.

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

4. What does the magistrate worry will hurt the girl once it begins to take hold of the area?
(a) War.
(b) Barbarian uprising.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Winter.

5. The magistrate accuses the ______ of triggering conflicts, being more barbaric than the barbarians themselves.
(a) Colonel Joll.
(b) Army.
(c) People.
(d) Footsoldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?

2. What does the magistrate return to the crowd with after he can't stand to see the sight of the natives at first?

3. While the magistrate is forced to live on the street, the barbarians hide while their ____________ are being destroyed.

4. The magistrate becomes frustrated with the bathing ritual which makes him feel ___________ without bringing results.

5. The group begins their journey by traveling to the ___________ and then the valleys, where the nomads usually travel.

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