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

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

3. Even when one of the soldiers is injured during the search for barbarians, the only soldiers just ____________ in response.
(a) Leave.
(b) Torture him.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Dance.

4. The magistrate wanted to point out that it was worse to damage one's _____________ than to go ahead and to kill them.
(a) Feet.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Chest.
(d) Back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____________ control the town, being regarded as the only protection from the barbarians who still threaten the area.

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

3. The girl expresses concern about living in ___________________ for her and for her child's life.

4. The girl the magistrate seeks out is helping her ______________ while taking care of her babies.

5. What does the magistrate end up suffering through when he sneaks into a girl's bedroom in order to hide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is the magistrate at odds with Mandel the policeman in the city where he is living?

5. What does the magistrate think he might write down if he were to write a record of the imperial post?

6. What is the sight that inspires fear and panic in the town as the magistrate describes in the story?

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

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

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

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

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