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

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

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

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

5. ______________wants to distance himself from all of the killing before his retirement begins to be a reality.
(a) The admiral.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What grows after the men begin to realize the purpose of the trip to the barbarians?

3. Is the girl who works for the magistrate completely blind because of her interrogation torture?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the magistrate feel about the blind girl he sees on the street at the beginning of this section of the book?

2. What is the result of the raid that the Colonel tries to arrange with the help of the boy who he has interrogated?

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

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

5. Why is the magistrate unable to remain uninvolved during the alleged barbarian uprising?

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

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

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

9. Why does the magistrate think that barbarians are always causing trouble, though they avoid fighting in the winter months?

10. What does the magistrate find when he goes to visit the family who has been tortured by the Colonel?

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