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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 is the magistrate unable to provide when the girl asks him why he wants her to be back with him?

2. Who does the magistrate blame for all of the trouble that is happening among the people who are prisoners?

3. The relationship the magistrate has with the __________ remains the same - distant and indifferent.

4. The magistrate believes that the barbarians only different in their tolerance for ___________ and slovenliness, and the magistrate admires them.

5. The magistrate questions whether he really is attracted to the blind girl or if he feels _____________ about her torture.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the magistrate want to notify the Bureau about the trip that he is taking with the girl?

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

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

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

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

The Colonel seems to be a man who likes to torture others in order to get answers from others.

Part 1: Why do you think torture is used to get answers from others?

Part 2: Do you think that torture is an effective way to get answers from others? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the torture is affecting the people who are not being tortured?

Essay Topic 3

The Colonel was sent to investigate rumors in the location so as to settle the area and to make things easier for the uprising.

Part 1: Why do you think rumors are so dangerous in times of war?

Part 2: Do you think that rumors can ever be completely dispelled?

Part 3: Do you listen to all of the rumors you hear? Why or why not?

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