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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the group leaves the lake conditions, they have to kill one of ______________ that refuses to rise from the ground.
(a) The goats.
(b) The women.
(c) Their horses.
(d) The men.

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

3. 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.

4. The nomads would usually follow the _____________ on the path the magistrate and the soldiers are starting to follow.
(a) Animals.
(b) Old dead river bed.
(c) Tree line.
(d) Desert edge.

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

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

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

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

9. The magistrate believes that the barbarians only different in their tolerance for ___________ and slovenliness, and the magistrate admires them.
(a) War.
(b) Torture.
(c) Death.
(d) Peace.

10. The boy admits to theft of __________ and arming by his clan during the torture by the Colonel.
(a) Oil.
(b) Food.
(c) Paper.
(d) Horses.

11. When the blind girl finally tells the magistrate that she is willing to ____________, he finds himself to be indifferent.
(a) Marry him.
(b) Leave.
(c) Work harder.
(d) Have sex.

12. What is the first direction in which the magistrate and his men begin to travel with the girl?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate thinks the barbarians became corrupted because they lost their _________ somewhere along the way.

2. The magistrate finds the blind girl to be ___________________ and unresponsive when he tries to connect with her.

3. The prisoners have different _____________ and lack hygiene, which causes a number of problems while they are captured.

4. When the winter finally ends, the ___________ trapping can begin again, according to this section of the story.

5. What kind of uprising is a part of the rumors which are being investigated in the area where the magistrate is?

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