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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The magistrate has disagreements with the _____________ while new conscripts arrive to replace old soldiers.
(a) His wife.
(b) The military.
(c) The hired help.
(d) His lover.

3. The relationship the magistrate has with the __________ remains the same - distant and indifferent.
(a) Lover.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Maid.
(d) Child.

4. What is the name of the Colonel who likes to interrogate people of interest by using harsh torture methods?
(a) Hamp.
(b) Joll.
(c) Gole.
(d) God.

5. What did the torturers use in order to blind the girl who is now working for the magistrate in his home?
(a) Acid.
(b) Hot fork-like tools.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Dust.

6. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.
(a) Rallies.
(b) Signs.
(c) Torture.
(d) Raids.

7. 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.

8. Who believes the family is a threat to the colony, which is why they are picked up on their way through town?
(a) Colonel Joll.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) Colonel God.
(d) Colonel Jobe.

9. The magistrate questions whether he really is attracted to the blind girl or if he feels _____________ about her torture.
(a) Nervous.
(b) Complacent.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Intrigued.

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

11. The Colonel uses the _____________ to organize a raid on the barbarians and to begin fighting back in the uprising.
(a) Money.
(b) Boy.
(c) Food.
(d) Map.

12. The group continues to experience tough conditions, with _________ entering their clothing and their baggage as they travel.
(a) Water.
(b) Ice.
(c) Dust.
(d) Bugs.

13. Who does the group encounter on their tenth day of traveling in the wilderness?
(a) The women's family.
(b) The barbarians.
(c) The Bureau.
(d) The army.

14. The group at the entrance of the settlement appears to be a ___________, but this is not what they actually are.
(a) Welcoming party.
(b) Army.
(c) Gang of barbarians.
(d) Family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group end up losing in the winds of a fierce storm, never to recover it again?

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

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

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

5. The magistrate wants to inform the ___________ about the trip he is going to take with the girl, but decides to not do so.

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