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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the blind girl finally tells the magistrate that she is willing to ____________, he finds himself to be indifferent.
(a) Work harder.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Leave.

2. With the alleged barbarian uprising, the magistrate is unable to remain _______________ in the issues which take place.
(a) Uncaring.
(b) Active.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Useful.

3. Due to her injured ____________, the girl needs to use sticks in order to get around from place to place.
(a) Thighs.
(b) Knees.
(c) Hands.
(d) Ankles.

4. The Colonel uses the _____________ to organize a raid on the barbarians and to begin fighting back in the uprising.
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Boy.
(d) Map.

5. Who is killed when he/she tries to protect another part of his/her family during an interrogation session?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The magistrate decides it's going to be best to take the girl back to _______________.

4. What is the name of the Colonel who likes to interrogate people of interest by using harsh torture methods?

5. What does the Colonel want to obtain from the prisoners when he seeks to interrogate them in a cruel way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Colonel interrogate the fishermen about when he brings them in for questioning after their capture?

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

3. What is the result of the raid that the Colonel tries to arrange with the help of the boy who he has interrogated?

4. What does the magistrate find about the girl when they are performing the bathing ritual together day after day?

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

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

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

9. What is the difference between the communication style of the magistrate and the blind girl in his home?

10. Why is the magistrate nervous about leaving his position even as he is approaching retirement?

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