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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 worry will hurt the girl once it begins to take hold of the area?

2. Due to her injured ____________, the girl needs to use sticks in order to get around from place to place.

3. Who becomes more open as the journey progresses, conversing with the soldiers freely?

4. The group begins their journey by traveling to the ___________ and then the valleys, where the nomads usually travel.

5. Who is imprisoned on the way into town, though this prisoner(s) does not seem like a likely candidate for a spy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the hobbies that the magistrate decides to take up again even though he should be preparing for attacks?

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

5. What happens when the group encounters a strong storm right before they reach the mountains?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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