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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 imprisoned on the way into town, though this prisoner(s) does not seem like a likely candidate for a spy?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Family.
(c) Small boy.
(d) Nurse.

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

3. The magistrate is worried that the answers the prisoners give while being tortured are only what the Colonel _______________.
(a) Tells the army.
(b) Already knows.
(c) Has said already.
(d) Wants to hear.

4. Who has sent the Colonel to the area where the magistrate is in charge so that he can look into rumors that have spread?
(a) Third Bureau.
(b) The militia.
(c) The Northerners.
(d) The Whites.

5. Where are the prisoners placed in order to keep them from escaping from the colonial town?
(a) Schoolhouse.
(b) Stocks.
(c) Factory.
(d) Barracks.

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 keeps the magistrate up at night during the time when the Colonel is interrogating the many prisoners?

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

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

5. The boy admits to theft of __________ and arming by his clan during the torture by the Colonel.

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