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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. Unable to defend themselves, the barbarians are vulnerable and deprived of their _______________ as a result.
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Misery.
(d) Humanity.

2. What does the magistrate demand in order to answer the accusations which are made against him?
(a) A barbarian jury.
(b) Proper court.
(c) A tribunal.
(d) A lawyer.

3. The magistrate is in charge of new __________ which are being built at the same time as the farming begins.
(a) Trenches.
(b) Wells.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Barracks.

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

5. The magistrate gets help from the only _______________ in town who avoided burglary during the raids and the conflicts.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Herbalist.
(c) Witch.
(d) Pharmacist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The magistrate accuses the ______ of triggering conflicts, being more barbaric than the barbarians themselves.

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

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

4. The _________ is set to assure protection cleaning the river banks at the same time for the army and its members.

5. The magistrate has misgivings about the native girl regretting his failure to _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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