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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the soldiers injure on their way back to the settlement after the journey?
(a) His foot.
(b) His head.
(c) His back.
(d) His wrist.

2. Over time, the magistrate begins to feel less attracted to ____________ and questions why she's in his house.
(a) The maid.
(b) The child.
(c) The lover.
(d) The nurse.

3. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The girl falls asleep beside the magistrate.
(c) The magistrate falls asleep beside her.
(d) She begins to cry.

4. Even though the winter has passed, the wind blowing through the ice makes ___________ difficult for the men.
(a) Riding.
(b) Eating.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Walking.

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

6. Rumors begin to spread that the barbarians are thinking about threatening the _____________ during their actions.
(a) Colonel.
(b) Empire.
(c) Colony.
(d) Magistrate.

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

8. The magistrate is worried about the __________ of the girl while also being attracted to her beauty.
(a) Child.
(b) Work status.
(c) Health.
(d) Family.

9. What does the girl get that she is unable to hide from the others, leading to a series of events?
(a) A sprained ankle.
(b) Period.
(c) A sunburn.
(d) A knife.

10. All that the magistrate knows about the girl is that she is the ____________ of the man who died during the interrogation.
(a) Sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Daughter.

11. The magistrate thinks the barbarians became corrupted because they lost their _________ somewhere along the way.
(a) Religion.
(b) Families.
(c) Values.
(d) Conscience.

12. A magistrate is in charge of administering the _____________ in a colonial town at the start of this story.
(a) Law.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) Security checks.

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

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

15. Due to her injured ____________, the girl needs to use sticks in order to get around from place to place.
(a) Hands.
(b) Thighs.
(c) Ankles.
(d) Knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Colonel likes to use various stages of torture when he interrogates people, increasing the _________ at each stage.

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

3. The barbarians stay away from the town during the winter months, dealing with the _____________.

4. Who is the one being tortured which causes the person from #16 to react in the way that he/she does?

5. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?

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