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

2. A magistrate is in charge of administering the _____________ in a colonial town at the start of this story.

3. When the blind girl finally tells the magistrate that she is willing to ____________, he finds himself to be indifferent.

4. Where are the prisoners placed in order to keep them from escaping from the colonial town?

5. The blind girl seems to communicate __________ while the magistrate seems to focus on communicating nuances.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sexual tension between the magistrate and the blind girl causes the magistrate to distance himself from the girl.

Part 1: Why do you think that the magistrate is so attracted to the blind girl?

Part 2: Does it make sense that the sexual frustration pushes the magistrate away?

Part 3: Why do you think that the magistrate and the blind girl don't just consummate their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Living in fear seems to be the natural response for the people in the area, but this seems to create a strange way to live.

Part 1: Why do you think that living in fear is the natural response for the people in the area?

Part 2: Do you think that you could live in fear? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think living in fear affects those who are in that area?

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