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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 is the name of the girl who the magistrate seeks out in order to help him with his tension?
(a) Marta.
(b) Mai.
(c) Mary.
(d) Terry.

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

3. The ___________ that the barbarians arm against their invaders spread, encouraging angst and conflicts among the people.
(a) Newsletters.
(b) Rumors.
(c) Tribunals.
(d) Pamphlets.

4. The native girl, as she was tortured, turned into a creature who believes in ______________, only awaiting her end.
(a) God.
(b) Miracles.
(c) Him.
(d) Nothing.

5. ____________ are placed alongside the rampart to simulate the presence of armies in the town.
(a) Shields.
(b) Flags.
(c) Helmets.
(d) Swords.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate prefers to bear the ___________ himself rather than to leave it for someone else to bear.

2. Some of the ____________ decide to leave because of the rumors which begin to spread in the settlement.

3. While the magistrate is forced to live on the street, the barbarians hide while their ____________ are being destroyed.

4. What is NOT one of the magistrate's old hobbies that he takes up after deciding to swear off women?

5. When the magistrate leaves the girl's apartment, he proceeds toward the ____________ gate where he goes unrecognized.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the magistrate begin to believe about the consistency of the law as seen in the cases he has previously conducted?

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

5. What does the magistrate advise the people of the town to do in order to make it through the winter?

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

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

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

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

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

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