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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?

2. What does the magistrate offer in exchange for the horses of the barbarians, though they refuse to do so?

3. ______________ washes and bathes the blind girl each and every day, though it leaves this person feeling confused.

4. Even though the winter has passed, the wind blowing through the ice makes ___________ difficult for the men.

5. Who is NOT in the group of people who are interrogated after being picked up on their way into town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Colonel Joll send to the area where the Magistrate is in charge at the start of the story?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the difference between the communication style of the magistrate and the blind girl in his home?

7. Why does the blind girl leave the magistrate's house after he offers her a job in his home?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The magistrate becomes confused as he begins to be attracted to the girl who he meets and brings into his home.

Part 1: Why do you think that the magistrate is attracted to the girl he's brought into his home?

Part 2: Do you think that the girl is attracted to the magistrate? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think these two people are drawn to each other in this story?

Essay Topic 2

The magistrate is supposed to have a trial in order to have issues about his performance handled, but the colonel does not want this to happen.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate wants to have his case handled by a trial?

Part 2: How do you think the problems of a magistrate should be handled?

Part 3: Why do you think the colonel doesn't want a trial to happen?

Essay Topic 3

The magistrate decides to bring the girl back to her family as he's fed up with her and with her relationship.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate thought it was best to bring the girl back to her family?

Part 2: Do you think that it was a good idea for the magistrate to bring the girl back to her family? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the magistrate's life would have been different had he not tried to bring the girl back to her family?

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