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

2. Is the girl who works for the magistrate completely blind because of her interrogation torture?
(a) Yes.
(b) She was always blind.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but she's hopeful it will heal.

3. When the group returns back to the settlement, they are greeted by a group of ______________.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

4. What does the magistrate offer in exchange for the horses of the barbarians, though they refuse to do so?
(a) Silver.
(b) Food.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

5. The group continues to experience tough conditions, with _________ entering their clothing and their baggage as they travel.
(a) Dust.
(b) Ice.
(c) Water.
(d) Bugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The magistrate wants __________ to make up their mind about whether they want to stay with the group or head back to the settlement.

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

4. The girl says that she doesn't like _____________ and wants to stay with her own people.

5. What keeps the magistrate up at night during the time when the Colonel is interrogating the many prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the blind girl admit to the magistrate as the reason why she stays with him?

4. What does the magistrate find about the girl when they are performing the bathing ritual together day after day?

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

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

7. Why does the magistrate decide to offer the blind girl a chance to work in his home for the winter?

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

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

10. Why does the magistrate want to notify the Bureau about the trip that he is taking with the girl?

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