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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The magistrate decides it's going to be best to take the girl back to _______________.
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Her people.
(c) The street.
(d) The barracks.

2. 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) Farming.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Horse tending.

3. The magistrate separates their _____________ and begins to resume his normal social life.
(a) Room.
(b) Beds.
(c) Table.
(d) Chairs.

4. Who believes the family is a threat to the colony, which is why they are picked up on their way through town?
(a) Colonel Jobe.
(b) Colonel Joll.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) Colonel God.

5. What is NOT one of the hobbies that the magistrate returns to once the weather begins to turn cooler?
(a) Antelope hunting.
(b) Reading.
(c) Collating maps.
(d) Horseback riding.

6. What grows after the men begin to realize the purpose of the trip to the barbarians?
(a) Concern.
(b) Separation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Conversations.

7. The magistrate is upset about incidents between the soldiers and the prisoners especially when _________________.
(a) One of the babies dies.
(b) The guns go missing.
(c) The meals are served.
(d) The sun sets.

8. What does one of the soldiers injure on their way back to the settlement after the journey?
(a) His head.
(b) His back.
(c) His wrist.
(d) His foot.

9. The relationship the magistrate has with the __________ remains the same - distant and indifferent.
(a) Child.
(b) Maid.
(c) Lover.
(d) Nurse.

10. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.
(a) Signs.
(b) Torture.
(c) Raids.
(d) Rallies.

11. The magistrate is worried that the answers the prisoners give while being tortured are only what the Colonel _______________.
(a) Wants to hear.
(b) Already knows.
(c) Tells the army.
(d) Has said already.

12. Who seems to have injuries which are inconsistent to those mentioned on the interrogation report?
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Father.

13. The group at the entrance of the settlement appears to be a ___________, but this is not what they actually are.
(a) Family.
(b) Army.
(c) Gang of barbarians.
(d) Welcoming party.

14. When the winter finally ends, the ___________ trapping can begin again, according to this section of the story.
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Barbarian.
(d) Animal.

15. What do the men think is associated with bad luck, so they have to perform a purification ritual before continuing on?
(a) Dead horses.
(b) A long journey.
(c) Little food.
(d) Menstruation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy admits to theft of __________ and arming by his clan during the torture by the Colonel.

2. How does the magistrate begin to inform the government about his actions, though he puts this aside?

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

4. A magistrate is in charge of administering the _____________ in a colonial town at the start of this story.

5. Who is killed when he/she tries to protect another part of his/her family during an interrogation session?

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