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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.
(a) Torture.
(b) Rallies.
(c) Raids.
(d) Signs.

2. The magistrate questions where torture is a ______________ method of eliciting information from the prisoners.
(a) Viable.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Engaging.
(d) Reliable.

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

4. The Colonel uses the _____________ to organize a raid on the barbarians and to begin fighting back in the uprising.
(a) Boy.
(b) Food.
(c) Map.
(d) Money.

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

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

7. What was the actual destination of the prisoner(s) that was passing when this person or persons were picked up for interrogation?
(a) Home.
(b) Family house.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Farm.

8. The magistrate wants to inform the ___________ about the trip he is going to take with the girl, but decides to not do so.
(a) Bureau.
(b) Family.
(c) Women.
(d) Soldiers.

9. In order to shorten their trip, the magistrate and the soldiers decide to take a path that has ___________________.
(a) Clean water.
(b) Underground portions.
(c) Been used quite often.
(d) Never been previously attempted.

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

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

12. The magistrate is upset about incidents between the soldiers and the prisoners especially when _________________.
(a) One of the babies dies.
(b) The sun sets.
(c) The meals are served.
(d) The guns go missing.

13. The magistrate becomes frustrated with the bathing ritual which makes him feel ___________ without bringing results.
(a) Tired.
(b) Horny.
(c) Restless.
(d) Loving.

14. 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) The girl falls asleep beside the magistrate.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She begins to cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to her injured ____________, the girl needs to use sticks in order to get around from place to place.

2. Even though the winter has passed, the wind blowing through the ice makes ___________ difficult for the men.

3. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?

4. The blind girl seems to communicate __________ while the magistrate seems to focus on communicating nuances.

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

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