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

2. The barbarians inspire fear which then turns into _____________ when they come at night and steal things they need.
(a) War.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Peace.
(d) Paranoia.

3. Where does the magistrate first go when he decides that he wants to leave the settlement?
(a) A fruit store.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Girl's grave.
(d) Lakeside.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate meets with a ____________ from the Third Bureau who decides to accuse him of siding with the enemy.

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

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. The magistrate asks Mandel how he can __________ and get on with his life as the people are being tortured.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the magistrate learn about his status when he says he cannot be in power because he is awaiting trial?

5. What happens when the magistrate shouts out in protest during some tortures?

6. What happens to the magistrate as a result of not having any activities to do during his captivity?

7. Why does Colonel Joll come to the town where the magistrate is now in control?

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

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

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

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