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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who becomes more open as the journey progresses, conversing with the soldiers freely?
(a) The leader.
(b) The nurse.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) The girl.

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

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

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

7. Where are the prisoners placed in order to keep them from escaping from the colonial town?
(a) Barracks.
(b) Factory.
(c) Schoolhouse.
(d) Stocks.

8. When the winter finally ends, the ___________ trapping can begin again, according to this section of the story.
(a) Women.
(b) Barbarian.
(c) Animal.
(d) Children.

9. What grows after the men begin to realize the purpose of the trip to the barbarians?
(a) Concern.
(b) Conversations.
(c) Separation.
(d) Peace.

10. What is the magistrate unable to provide when the girl asks him why he wants her to be back with him?
(a) A lie.
(b) A bag of food.
(c) A promise of love.
(d) A straight answer.

11. Is the girl who works for the magistrate completely blind because of her interrogation torture?
(a) She was always blind.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but she's hopeful it will heal.

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

13. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?
(a) Devastation.
(b) Death.
(c) Truth.
(d) Humiliation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is imprisoned on the way into town, though this prisoner(s) does not seem like a likely candidate for a spy?

2. Who seems to have injuries which are inconsistent to those mentioned on the interrogation report?

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

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

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

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