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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The magistrate separates their _____________ and begins to resume his normal social life.
(a) Room.
(b) Table.
(c) Beds.
(d) Chairs.

3. What does the magistrate do for the girl when he goes out to find her on the streets after she runs away again?
(a) Washes her and bandages her.
(b) Gives her more money.
(c) Locks her in her room.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think is associated with bad luck, so they have to perform a purification ritual before continuing on?

2. The prisoners have different _____________ and lack hygiene, which causes a number of problems while they are captured.

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

4. What did the torturers use in order to blind the girl who is now working for the magistrate in his home?

5. The barbarians are not interested in the ___________ they used to engage in until they started drinking and causing trouble.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when there is little food left after eight days of travel in the mountains?

2. What happens when the girl in the group gets her period and is unable to hide it from the others?

3. What are some of the hobbies that the magistrate decides to take up again even though he should be preparing for attacks?

4. What is the difference between the communication style of the magistrate and the blind girl in his home?

5. What does the magistrate want the girl to make her own decision about when it comes to the end of the journey?

6. What causes troubles when the fishermen are put into the barracks together, causing problems for the magistrate?

7. What happens when the group encounters some indigenous people as they are traveling on the tenth day?

8. When does the magistrate ask about the injuries the girl has suffered once she is back in his home?

9. Why was Colonel Joll send to the area where the Magistrate is in charge at the start of the story?

10. What does the magistrate decide to do as he feels frustrated with the relationship between him and he girl?

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