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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. After _________ days of traveling together, there is little food left in the supplies of the group.
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

3. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

4. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?
(a) Death.
(b) His admiral position.
(c) A new home.
(d) Retirement.

5. The magistrate questions where torture is a ______________ method of eliciting information from the prisoners.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Engaging.
(c) Viable.
(d) Reliable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magistrate worry will hurt the girl once it begins to take hold of the area?

2. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?

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

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

5. The magistrate separates their _____________ and begins to resume his normal social life.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when the group encounters a strong storm right before they reach the mountains?

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

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

8. What happens to the feelings the magistrate has about the girl as their journey continues on?

9. What does the magistrate doubt about the Empire, as he thinks about the way they are handling the barbarians?

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

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