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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the magistrate leaves the girl's apartment, he proceeds toward the ____________ gate where he goes unrecognized.
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

2. The barbarians inspire fear which then turns into _____________ when they come at night and steal things they need.
(a) Paranoia.
(b) War.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Peace.

3. The barbarians lured the army into the ____________ cutting the horses loose along the way and vanished.
(a) Lake.
(b) Desert.
(c) Garrison.
(d) Trenches.

4. The magistrate has misgivings about the native girl regretting his failure to _______________.
(a) Marry her.
(b) Keep her in his home.
(c) Be with her.
(d) Understand her.

5. When the magistrate tells Mandel that he is still awaiting trial, the magistrate learns there are no ____________ of him at all.
(a) Rumors.
(b) Records.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Witnesses.

6. More ____________ are built for the barbarians tortured in front of their relatives as the story goes on.
(a) Workyards.
(b) Homes.
(c) Prison cells.
(d) Stocks.

7. The _____________ control the town, being regarded as the only protection from the barbarians who still threaten the area.
(a) Women.
(b) Magistrates.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Children.

8. _______________ barricade the gates in order to protect themselves from the approach of the barbarians.
(a) The children.
(b) The army.
(c) The people.
(d) The militia.

9. During Mandel's speech, some of his men return with ___________, including hens and cocks which are placed into the oven.
(a) Livestock.
(b) Stolen goods.
(c) Fresh supplies.
(d) New weapons.

10. Unable to defend themselves, the barbarians are vulnerable and deprived of their _______________ as a result.
(a) Humanity.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Misery.

11. When the magistrate shouts in protest of what is happening, a solider hits him in the _______________.
(a) Leg.
(b) Cheek bone.
(c) Chest.
(d) Arm.

12. The magistrate prefers to bear the ___________ himself rather than to leave it for someone else to bear.
(a) Truth.
(b) Burden.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Torture.

13. Mandel seems to be unaffected by the ____________ of other people, which puts the magistrate at odds with him.
(a) Starving.
(b) Rumors.
(c) Cries.
(d) Torture.

14. The magistrate is in charge of new __________ which are being built at the same time as the farming begins.
(a) Trenches.
(b) Wells.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Barracks.

15. The girl expresses concern about living in ___________________ for her and for her child's life.
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate tries to explain that the people who live in the huts hide from the barbarians in the ______________.

2. The magistrate is also accused of making a trip to inform the ___________________ about the campaign against them.

3. What destroys wildlife and creates more opportunities for the desert to advance into the area?

4. ________________ Mandel want the magistrate to get back to work in the settlement, according to the story.

5. The magistrate advises everyone to grow _________ so that they can survive the winter and attacks.

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