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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The troops return from their mission with the natives who have their cheeks and their wrists ____________.
(a) Cut off.
(b) Bruised.
(c) Burned.
(d) Wired.

3. No one wants to ___________ after the fishermen claim to have seen the barbarians nearby in the area.
(a) Gather wood.
(b) Farm.
(c) Leave town.
(d) Gather water.

4. Unhappy with their relationship, the native girl used to ____________ to deal with the confusion and the pain.
(a) Sleep with other men.
(b) Run away.
(c) Take drugs.
(d) Cry.

5. ________________ Mandel want the magistrate to get back to work in the settlement, according to the story.
(a) General.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Admiral.

6. The magistrate realizes that visiting the women was a mistake and that he should just _________________.
(a) Sleep alone.
(b) Mind his own business.
(c) Be quiet.
(d) Make his own decisions.

7. _____________ spreads among the soldiers in response to the new news about the barbarians and their actions.
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Drunkenness.

8. The magistrate's lack of ___________ encourages endless analysis of what's happened and what might happen.
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) Activity.
(d) Company.

9. The magistrate's sexual tension remains, even though he used ____________ to help combat the problem.
(a) Milkroot.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Water.

10. What does the magistrate return to the crowd with after he can't stand to see the sight of the natives at first?
(a) Knife.
(b) Chain.
(c) Gun.
(d) Bucket of water.

11. The magistrate is also questioned about his relationship to _______________ during his accusations.
(a) The Colonel.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The church.
(d) A street woman.

12. The girl the magistrate seeks out is helping her ______________ while taking care of her babies.
(a) Brother.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

13. The native girl, as she was tortured, turned into a creature who believes in ______________, only awaiting her end.
(a) Him.
(b) Nothing.
(c) God.
(d) Miracles.

14. The magistrate decides it is best not to _______________ and to focus instead on what can be changed.
(a) Dwell on the past.
(b) Listen to the girl.
(c) Love anyone.
(d) Sleep with anyone.

15. The magistrate advises everyone to grow _________ so that they can survive the winter and attacks.
(a) Corn.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Root vegetables.
(d) Lettuce.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl expresses concern about living in ___________________ for her and for her child's life.

2. The magistrate asks Mandel how he can __________ and get on with his life as the people are being tortured.

3. What does the magistrate demand in order to answer the accusations which are made against him?

4. The girl that the magistrate loved became less and less of a ___________ when she was being tortured by the army.

5. The magistrate thinks that his method of recording information now would include ______________ through seasons and nature.

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