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

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

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

4. The magistrate finds the blind girl to be ___________________ and unresponsive when he tries to connect with her.
(a) Crass.
(b) Distant.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Mute.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The nomads would usually follow the _____________ on the path the magistrate and the soldiers are starting to follow.

3. Over time, the magistrate begins to feel less attracted to ____________ and questions why she's in his house.

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

5. The magistrate believes that the barbarians only different in their tolerance for ___________ and slovenliness, and the magistrate admires them.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens with the girl as they continue on their trip together through the mountains?

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

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

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

7. What makes the blind girl on the street even more pitiful to the magistrate when he sees her for the first time?

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

9. What does the boy admit to when he is being interrogated by the Colonel during the beginning of the book?

10. Why does the blind girl leave the magistrate's house after he offers her a job in his home?

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