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

2. With _________ men guarding the town, the magistrate assumes the leadership in town along with legal administration.
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

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

4. The magistrate is released from prison without any means of ____________ at this time.
(a) Leadership.
(b) Going to court.
(c) Survival.
(d) Home.

5. The barbarians like to hide in the _________________ and wait for the soldiers to go away.
(a) Mountains.
(b) Forest.
(c) Water.
(d) Huts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The magistrate would have to consider performing his duties with caution as __________________ is quickly forgotten in outback places.

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

4. Children gather __________ which are then smoked and packed away for the coming months and seasons.

5. The power of the Empire is derived from the infliction of pain on the ___________, a sign of victory over this group.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does the magistrate believe the barbarians might be able to be defeated?

3. What begins to spread among the soldiers as the rumors of the barbarians begin to spread more rapidly?

4. What does the Colonel do to the natives who have their cheeks wired and their wrists wired?

5. Why doesn't anyone want to gather wood in the area where the magistrate is now in control?

6. What happens when the magistrate falls asleep in the room of one of the girls he used to sleep with?

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

8. What do the people learn about the barbarians who lured the army into the desert?

9. What happens to the way the magistrate looks at the girl who he used to take pity on when she is tortured?

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

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