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

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

3. The magistrate becomes frustrated with the bathing ritual which makes him feel ___________ without bringing results.

4. The Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.

5. What kind of work does the magistrate offer to the blind girl in order to help her have a warm place to stay and to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The native girl became less of a human being during her torture, turning into a creature who believes in nothing.

Part 1: Why do you think the native girl became less of a human being during her torture?

Part 2: Do you think a person can become human again after suffering through torture?

Part 3: Do you think that you would become a create who believes in nothing if you were tortured? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The magistrate decides that it would be best to not dwell in the past and to move on in the future.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate wants to avoid thinking about the past?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea to focus only on the present? Why or why not?

Part 3: How would your life change if you were only able to focus on the present? Or wouldn't it?

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