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

2. What did the torturers use in order to blind the girl who is now working for the magistrate in his home?

3. The group at the entrance of the settlement appears to be a ___________, but this is not what they actually are.

4. In order to shorten their trip, the magistrate and the soldiers decide to take a path that has ___________________.

5. The magistrate believes that his trip could be seen as a way to restore good relationships with the ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The magistrate realizes that the law creates opportunities for both justice and injustice.

Part 1: Why do you think the law can create good and bad results?

Part 2: Do you think the law should only create opportunities for justice? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you feel about the law? Do you think it's designed always for good? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Those in the military seem to be be paranoid about everyone and their intentions, no matter what side they seem to be on.

Part 1: Why do you think that military leaders are so suspicious of others?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea to be suspicious of everyone around you? Why or why not?

Part 3:How do you think that military leaders should treat each other during times of conflict?

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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