Waiting for the Barbarians Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter III)

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?
a) The magistrate falls asleep beside her.
b) The girl falls asleep beside the magistrate.
c) She begins to cry.
d) Nothing.

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

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

4. Who is NOT in the group of people...
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