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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 realizes that visiting the women was a mistake and that he should just _________________.

2. The officer the magistrate has spoken with seems to be equally capable of ___________ as of fulfilling his duties.

3. How does the magistrate end up escaping from his prison cell one day, though he returns later on?

4. Children gather __________ which are then smoked and packed away for the coming months and seasons.

5. The native girl, as she was tortured, turned into a creature who believes in ______________, only awaiting her end.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Colonel do to the natives who have their cheeks wired and their wrists wired?

2. How does the magistrate suffer when he is imprisoned during his time in his cell?

3. What is the magistrate feeling regret about as he is settling into a new life of survival?

4. What are some of the hobbies that the magistrate goes back to after visiting and sleeping with Mai?

5. What does the magistrate advise the people of the town to do in order to make it through the winter?

6. Why is the magistrate at odds with Mandel the policeman in the city where he is living?

7. What happens when the magistrate meets up with the warrant officer from the Third Bureau?

8. What does the magistrate begin to believe about the consistency of the law as seen in the cases he has previously conducted?

9. What happens to the way the magistrate looks at the girl who he used to take pity on when she is tortured?

10. What does Mai tell the magistrate about the girl who used to live with him there?

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 journey to take the girl back to her people seems to create a lot of conflict and doubt within the group.

Part 1: Do you think the journey was necessary for the story to progress? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think the magistrate changes during the course of this trip?

Part 3: Do you think that the magistrate needed to go on this journey with the others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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