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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 girl the magistrate seeks out is helping her ______________ while taking care of her babies.
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Brother.

2. What does the magistrate notice that makes him realize that he can not survive there?
(a) A raging illness.
(b) The many guards.
(c) Ruined crops.
(d) A barren silo.

3. The magistrate's sexual tension remains, even though he used ____________ to help combat the problem.
(a) Ashes.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Milkroot.
(d) Water.

4. How does the magistrate end up escaping from his prison cell one day, though he returns later on?
(a) He picked the lock.
(b) He dug a hole outside.
(c) Open window.
(d) He tricked a guard.

5. When the magistrate tells Mandel that he is still awaiting trial, the magistrate learns there are no ____________ of him at all.
(a) Rumors.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Records.
(d) Witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the magistrate first go when he decides that he wants to leave the settlement?

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

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

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

5. The magistrate is ashamed of the impact that the Empire had on the _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the magistrate try to explain to the soldiers about the huts and the people who live in them?

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

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

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

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

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