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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The magistrate shows the _______________ to the Colonel when the Colonel is in the town for a visit.
(a) Ships.
(b) Barracks.
(c) Garrison.
(d) Palace.

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

3. ___________ avoids sleeping with the others in the same tent on the way back from their trip.
(a) The girl.
(b) The lead soldier.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) The injured soldier.

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

5. With the alleged barbarian uprising, the magistrate is unable to remain _______________ in the issues which take place.
(a) Useful.
(b) Active.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Uncaring.

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

7. What does the girl get that she is unable to hide from the others, leading to a series of events?
(a) A sunburn.
(b) A knife.
(c) Period.
(d) A sprained ankle.

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

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

10. Who does the group encounter on their tenth day of traveling in the wilderness?
(a) The women's family.
(b) The barbarians.
(c) The Bureau.
(d) The army.

11. Who believes the family is a threat to the colony, which is why they are picked up on their way through town?
(a) Colonel Jobe.
(b) Colonel God.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) Colonel Joll.

12. ______________ washes and bathes the blind girl each and every day, though it leaves this person feeling confused.
(a) The nursemaid.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) The soldier.

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

14. Without informing anyone, the magistrate takes ___________ soldiers and heads into the mountains on the trip.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

15. What kind of uprising is a part of the rumors which are being investigated in the area where the magistrate is?
(a) Barbarian.
(b) Women.
(c) Army.
(d) Useless.

Short Answer Questions

1. After _________ days of traveling together, there is little food left in the supplies of the group.

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

3. The boy admits to theft of __________ and arming by his clan during the torture by the Colonel.

4. The magistrate wants to inform the ___________ about the trip he is going to take with the girl, but decides to not do so.

5. ______________wants to distance himself from all of the killing before his retirement begins to be a reality.

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