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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) Doctor.
(b) Farm.
(c) Family house.
(d) Home.

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

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

4. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.
(a) Signs.
(b) Raids.
(c) Rallies.
(d) Torture.

5. Who is the one being tortured which causes the person from #16 to react in the way that he/she does?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the group encounters some indigenous people as they are traveling on the tenth day?

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

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

7. What happens to the family that the Colonel wants to interrogate when they come into town?

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

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

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

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