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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 troops return from their mission with the natives who have their cheeks and their wrists ____________.
(a) Cut off.
(b) Burned.
(c) Bruised.
(d) Wired.

2. During Mandel's speech, some of his men return with ___________, including hens and cocks which are placed into the oven.
(a) Fresh supplies.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Stolen goods.
(d) New weapons.

3. The magistrate is doubtful of his ability to instill ______________ when excising his judicial duties.
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) Justice.
(d) Peace.

4. The magistrate is also accused of making a trip to inform the ___________________ about the campaign against them.
(a) Army.
(b) Other settlements.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magistrate demand in order to answer the accusations which are made against him?

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

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

4. What do two barbarian men bring into the settlement on a horse in order to inspire fear in the people?

5. Colonel Joll approaches the prisoners and uses dust to write the word ______________ on their backs.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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