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

2. The magistrate becomes frustrated with the bathing ritual which makes him feel ___________ without bringing results.
(a) Loving.
(b) Horny.
(c) Restless.
(d) Tired.

3. The soldiers carry _____________ and try to conserve food and water the best they can as they travel.
(a) Notes.
(b) First aid equipment.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Maps.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate shows the _______________ to the Colonel when the Colonel is in the town for a visit.

2. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?

3. The magistrate finds the blind girl to be ___________________ and unresponsive when he tries to connect with her.

4. The magistrate is worried that the answers the prisoners give while being tortured are only what the Colonel _______________.

5. The Colonel uses the _____________ to organize a raid on the barbarians and to begin fighting back in the uprising.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Colonel interrogate the fishermen about when he brings them in for questioning after their capture?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the magistrate nervous about leaving his position even as he is approaching retirement?

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

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

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

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