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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Children gather __________ which are then smoked and packed away for the coming months and seasons.
(a) Shallows.
(b) Snails.
(c) Tuna rolls.
(d) Pigeons.

3. The magistrate tries to explain that the people who live in the huts hide from the barbarians in the ______________.
(a) Mountains.
(b) Reed.
(c) Woods.
(d) Shelters.

4. The magistrate gets help from the only _______________ in town who avoided burglary during the raids and the conflicts.
(a) Herbalist.
(b) Witch.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Pharmacist.

5. The magistrate thinks the ___________ creates opportunities for both justice and injustice.
(a) Barbaric conflict.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Soldier's code.
(d) Law.

6. What does the magistrate notice that makes him realize that he can not survive there?
(a) Ruined crops.
(b) The many guards.
(c) A barren silo.
(d) A raging illness.

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

8. The magistrate finds out that one of the charges against him involves __________ irregularities.
(a) Land.
(b) Horse.
(c) Account.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

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

13. The magistrate decides all he can do is to go on living even though his journey may be ________________.
(a) Enjoyable.
(b) Ending soon.
(c) Long.
(d) Pointless.

14. Men who dig wells in the area find __________________ behind the barracks in a place that seems to be a grave.
(a) Women's bones.
(b) Tombs.
(c) Children's bones.
(d) Clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The barbarians appear in other places, being cheated as they try to trade with _____________, according to the magistrate's observations.

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

4. What does the magistrate return to the crowd with after he can't stand to see the sight of the natives at first?

5. What is NOT one of the things the soldiers bring with them when they depart the settlement with Mandel?

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