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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is NOT in the group of people who are interrogated after being picked up on their way into town?
(a) Father.
(b) Brother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Mother.

2. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) India.
(d) Australia.

3. ______________wants to distance himself from all of the killing before his retirement begins to be a reality.
(a) The magistrate.
(b) The President.
(c) The admiral.
(d) The Colonel.

4. The magistrate realizes that one of the family members has been ________________, but the evidence was hidden.
(a) Let go.
(b) Poisoned.
(c) Killed.
(d) Tortured.

5. Who is the one being tortured which causes the person from #16 to react in the way that he/she does?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the prisoners placed in order to keep them from escaping from the colonial town?

2. Who believes the family is a threat to the colony, which is why they are picked up on their way through town?

3. What was the actual destination of the prisoner(s) that was passing when this person or persons were picked up for interrogation?

4. The magistrate questions where torture is a ______________ method of eliciting information from the prisoners.

5. What is the name of the Colonel who likes to interrogate people of interest by using harsh torture methods?

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