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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Women.

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

4. Even after the magistrate _____________________, he still questions whether he really wants to have her.
(a) Continues on the journey.
(b) Begins to appreciate the girl.
(c) Laughs with the girl.
(d) Has sex with the girl.

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

6. The magistrate finds the blind girl to be ___________________ and unresponsive when he tries to connect with her.
(a) Deaf.
(b) Distant.
(c) Crass.
(d) Mute.

7. The magistrate wants __________ to make up their mind about whether they want to stay with the group or head back to the settlement.
(a) The girl
(b) The soldier.
(c) His horse.
(d) A wise man.

8. What keeps the magistrate up at night during the time when the Colonel is interrogating the many prisoners?
(a) The mess hall.
(b) The army soldiers.
(c) The screams of the prisoners.
(d) Nothing.

9. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?
(a) A new home.
(b) Retirement.
(c) His admiral position.
(d) Death.

10. Who does the magistrate blame for all of the trouble that is happening among the people who are prisoners?
(a) The President.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Admiral.
(d) The Colonel.

11. The magistrate decides it's going to be best to take the girl back to _______________.
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The street.
(c) Her people.
(d) The barracks.

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

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

14. The magistrate believes that his trip could be seen as a way to restore good relationships with the ______________.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Indians.
(c) Norse folk.
(d) Aborigines.

15. The Colonel likes to use various stages of torture when he interrogates people, increasing the _________ at each stage.
(a) Pain.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Lies.
(d) Humilation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The girl says that she doesn't like _____________ and wants to stay with her own people.

4. The blind girl admits that she stays with the magistrate because she has no ______________________.

5. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?

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