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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl get that she is unable to hide from the others, leading to a series of events?
(a) A sunburn.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sprained ankle.
(d) Period.

2. The prisoners have different _____________ and lack hygiene, which causes a number of problems while they are captured.
(a) Languages.
(b) Faces.
(c) Customs.
(d) Senses.

3. Who is NOT in the group of people who are interrogated after being picked up on their way into town?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

4. 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?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Horse tending.
(d) Farming.

5. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?
(a) Death.
(b) Truth.
(c) Devastation.
(d) Humiliation.

6. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Brother.
(d) Grandfather.

7. Without informing anyone, the magistrate takes ___________ soldiers and heads into the mountains on the trip.
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

8. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?
(a) India.
(b) Asia.
(c) Australia.
(d) South Africa.

9. The magistrate wants __________ to make up their mind about whether they want to stay with the group or head back to the settlement.
(a) The girl
(b) The soldier.
(c) A wise man.
(d) His horse.

10. The magistrate becomes frustrated with the bathing ritual which makes him feel ___________ without bringing results.
(a) Horny.
(b) Loving.
(c) Tired.
(d) Restless.

11. The Colonel likes to use various stages of torture when he interrogates people, increasing the _________ at each stage.
(a) Compassion.
(b) Pain.
(c) Lies.
(d) Humilation.

12. The barbarians are not interested in the ___________ they used to engage in until they started drinking and causing trouble.
(a) Sports.
(b) Hobbies.
(c) Trade.
(d) Families.

13. What did the torturers use in order to blind the girl who is now working for the magistrate in his home?
(a) Dust.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Acid.
(d) Hot fork-like tools.

14. Who becomes more open as the journey progresses, conversing with the soldiers freely?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The girl.
(d) The leader.

15. What is the first direction in which the magistrate and his men begin to travel with the girl?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the actual destination of the prisoner(s) that was passing when this person or persons were picked up for interrogation?

2. The magistrate has disagreements with the _____________ while new conscripts arrive to replace old soldiers.

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

4. What do the men think is associated with bad luck, so they have to perform a purification ritual before continuing on?

5. What does the group end up losing in the winds of a fierce storm, never to recover it again?

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