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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do people throw at Colonel Joll's carriage when he and his men decide to leave?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Stones.
(c) Fish.
(d) Tomatoes.

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

5. The barbarians appear in other places, being cheated as they try to trade with _____________, according to the magistrate's observations.
(a) Fish.
(b) Children.
(c) Leather.
(d) Gold.

6. The magistrate does not think his record in the imperial post would include a recollection of _______________.
(a) Women.
(b) Money.
(c) Conflicts.
(d) Events.

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

8. What do Colonel Joll and his men find when they come into town for food and for new horses?
(a) Empty stables.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) A fire.
(d) Only women and children.

9. When the magistrate returns to his cell, the guard warns him that he should remain silent about his ___________.
(a) Charges.
(b) Sex life.
(c) Escape.
(d) Position.

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

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

12. The magistrate meets with a ____________ from the Third Bureau who decides to accuse him of siding with the enemy.
(a) Colonel.
(b) General.
(c) Warrant officer.
(d) President.

13. What do two barbarian men bring into the settlement on a horse in order to inspire fear in the people?
(a) Dead man.
(b) Severed limbs.
(c) Food.
(d) A dead horse.

14. What is NOT one of the things the soldiers bring with them when they depart the settlement with Mandel?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

15. 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) Witnesses.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. The soldiers use a _________ to search the empty huts that belong to the fishermen who are living nearby.

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

3. As the guards tighten the wires of the prisoners, they then force the prisoners to _____________ in the area where they are taken.

4. What does the magistrate notice that makes him realize that he can not survive there?

5. Only when the barbarians realize they cannot live without the skills of the ____________, perhaps then they can be won.

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