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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the magistrate end up escaping from his prison cell one day, though he returns later on?
(a) He picked the lock.
(b) He tricked a guard.
(c) Open window.
(d) He dug a hole outside.

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

3. What destroys wildlife and creates more opportunities for the desert to advance into the area?
(a) Fire.
(b) Farming.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Water.

4. Some of the ____________ decide to leave because of the rumors which begin to spread in the settlement.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Women.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Settlers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The barbarians inspire fear which then turns into _____________ when they come at night and steal things they need.

2. The magistrate thinks the ___________ creates opportunities for both justice and injustice.

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

4. Men who dig wells in the area find __________________ behind the barracks in a place that seems to be a grave.

5. What happens to make surviving tougher during this particular section of the book and the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the barbarians when they are locked up in their cells, according to the events the magistrate has witnessed?

2. What are some of the hobbies that the magistrate goes back to after visiting and sleeping with Mai?

3. What happens when the magistrate meets up with the warrant officer from the Third Bureau?

4. What is regarded as the only form of protection from the barbarians, causing the town to shift in terms of population and control?

5. What is the magistrate feeling regret about as he is settling into a new life of survival?

6. How does the magistrate suffer when he is imprisoned during his time in his cell?

7. What happens with the fire that is being set along the riverbanks?

8. What does the magistrate attempt to do in order to control his erections?

9. What does Mai tell the magistrate about the girl who used to live with him there?

10. What does the magistrate learn when he finally gets through the gate in order to leave?

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