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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 NOT one of the magistrate's old hobbies that he takes up after deciding to swear off women?
(a) Deciphering writing.
(b) Collecting stones.
(c) Collecting bones.
(d) Looking at ancient writing.

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

3. The magistrate decides it is best not to _______________ and to focus instead on what can be changed.
(a) Dwell on the past.
(b) Love anyone.
(c) Sleep with anyone.
(d) Listen to the girl.

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

5. Where does Mandel hit the magistrate when the magistrate speaks up with his query in question #130?
(a) Chest.
(b) Leg.
(c) Arm.
(d) Head.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate tries to explain that the people who live in the huts hide from the barbarians in the ______________.

2. The magistrate is doubtful of his ability to instill ______________ when excising his judicial duties.

3. What destroys wildlife and creates more opportunities for the desert to advance into the area?

4. The girl tells the magistrate that the native girl never knew what he _____________ of her and was never able to understand him.

5. When the magistrate returns to his cell, the guard warns him that he should remain silent about his ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the magistrate witness when he leaves the settlement and gets through the gate to get to the lakeside?

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

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

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

5. What do the men who are digging the wells find when they are beginning the process of constructing new wells?

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

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

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

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

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

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