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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The blind girl feels ____________ of the work that she has been given, so she runs away from the magistrate's home.
(a) Unworthy.
(b) Unwilling to do all.
(c) Incapable.
(d) Unable to handle all.

2. What is NOT one of the hobbies that the magistrate returns to once the weather begins to turn cooler?
(a) Reading.
(b) Collating maps.
(c) Antelope hunting.
(d) Horseback riding.

3. 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) Death.
(c) His admiral position.
(d) Retirement.

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

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

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

7. Who is killed when he/she tries to protect another part of his/her family during an interrogation session?
(a) Brother.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Grandfather.

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

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

10. After _________ days of traveling together, there is little food left in the supplies of the group.
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

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

12. The soldiers carry _____________ and try to conserve food and water the best they can as they travel.
(a) First aid equipment.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Notes.
(d) Maps.

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

14. The group begins their journey by traveling to the ___________ and then the valleys, where the nomads usually travel.
(a) Desert.
(b) Plain.
(c) Cave.
(d) Mountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ avoids sleeping with the others in the same tent on the way back from their trip.

2. The group at the entrance of the settlement appears to be a ___________, but this is not what they actually are.

3. The magistrate separates their _____________ and begins to resume his normal social life.

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

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

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