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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Colonel Joll approaches the prisoners and uses dust to write the word ______________ on their backs.
(a) Slave.
(b) Barbarian.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Devil.

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

3. As the guards tighten the wires of the prisoners, they then force the prisoners to _____________ in the area where they are taken.
(a) Sit.
(b) Kneel.
(c) Dance.
(d) March.

4. The magistrate is also accused of making a trip to inform the ___________________ about the campaign against them.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Children.
(c) Other settlements.
(d) Army.

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

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

7. As the magistrate sits and thinks about his feelings for the native girl, he questions his ____________ for her.
(a) Love.
(b) Pity.
(c) Honor.
(d) Wonder.

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

9. While the magistrate is forced to live on the street, the barbarians hide while their ____________ are being destroyed.
(a) Weapons.
(b) Families.
(c) Huts.
(d) Soldiers.

10. What is the name of the girl who the magistrate seeks out in order to help him with his tension?
(a) Marta.
(b) Mary.
(c) Terry.
(d) Mai.

11. People in town as well as the ___________ living nearby live in fear of barbarian attacks.
(a) Armies.
(b) Guilds.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Priests.

12. What happens to make surviving tougher during this particular section of the book and the story?
(a) Pregnancies.
(b) Winter.
(c) Lack of medicine.
(d) Plague.

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

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

15. What does the magistrate end up suffering through when he sneaks into a girl's bedroom in order to hide?
(a) Torture.
(b) Being under the bed while two people have sex.
(c) The girl's cries for freedom.
(d) A man's accusations that he killed someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the magistrate tells Mandel that he is still awaiting trial, the magistrate learns there are no ____________ of him at all.

2. The native girl, as she was tortured, turned into a creature who believes in ______________, only awaiting her end.

3. The magistrate prefers to bear the ___________ himself rather than to leave it for someone else to bear.

4. The magistrate learns that no one knows what happened to the ____________ who were unable to stay together.

5. When the magistrate leaves the girl's apartment, he proceeds toward the ____________ gate where he goes unrecognized.

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