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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________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 Colonel.
(d) The admiral.

2. What kind of uprising is a part of the rumors which are being investigated in the area where the magistrate is?
(a) Army.
(b) Women.
(c) Barbarian.
(d) Useless.

3. With the alleged barbarian uprising, the magistrate is unable to remain _______________ in the issues which take place.
(a) Active.
(b) Uncaring.
(c) Useful.
(d) Uninvolved.

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

5. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Brother.
(d) Grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate shows the _______________ to the Colonel when the Colonel is in the town for a visit.

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

3. The Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.

4. The magistrate is worried that the answers the prisoners give while being tortured are only what the Colonel _______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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