View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the soldiers injure on their way back to the settlement after the journey?
(a) His back.
(b) His wrist.
(c) His head.
(d) His foot.

2. What is the first direction in which the magistrate and his men begin to travel with the girl?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

3. The Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Women.

4. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

5. Rumors begin to spread that the barbarians are thinking about threatening the _____________ during their actions.
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Empire.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Colony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of uprising is a part of the rumors which are being investigated in the area where the magistrate is?

2. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?

3. What was the actual destination of the prisoner(s) that was passing when this person or persons were picked up for interrogation?

4. How does the magistrate begin to inform the government about his actions, though he puts this aside?

5. What is the magistrate reaching, which makes the reader think that he might be older than others in the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do the magistrate and the four soldiers do in order to make the trip to the mountains a bit shorter?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample