Waiting for the Barbarians Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Waiting for the Barbarians Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magistrate worry will hurt the girl once it begins to take hold of the area?

2. Who becomes more open as the journey progresses, conversing with the soldiers freely?

3. The magistrate finds a blind girl begging on the street for ____________ on a cold winter day.

4. What is the magistrate unable to provide when the girl asks him why he wants her to be back with him?

5. The Colonel brings back a large group of prisoners who turn out to be a group of _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with the girl as they continue on their trip together through the mountains?

2. What does the blind girl admit to the magistrate as the reason why she stays with him?

3. What happens to the feelings the magistrate has about the girl as their journey continues on?

4. What causes troubles when the fishermen are put into the barracks together, causing problems for the magistrate?

5. Why does the blind girl leave the magistrate's house after he offers her a job in his home?

6. Why was Colonel Joll send to the area where the Magistrate is in charge at the start of the story?

7. What happens when the group encounters some indigenous people as they are traveling on the tenth day?

8. What happens when the group encounters a strong storm right before they reach the mountains?

9. What does the magistrate want the girl to make her own decision about when it comes to the end of the journey?

10. What happens when the girl in the group gets her period and is unable to hide it from the others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Colonel was sent to investigate rumors in the location so as to settle the area and to make things easier for the uprising.

Part 1: Why do you think rumors are so dangerous in times of war?

Part 2: Do you think that rumors can ever be completely dispelled?

Part 3: Do you listen to all of the rumors you hear? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The magistrate is supposed to have a trial in order to have issues about his performance handled, but the colonel does not want this to happen.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate wants to have his case handled by a trial?

Part 2: How do you think the problems of a magistrate should be handled?

Part 3: Why do you think the colonel doesn't want a trial to happen?

Essay Topic 3

The native girl became less of a human being during her torture, turning into a creature who believes in nothing.

Part 1: Why do you think the native girl became less of a human being during her torture?

Part 2: Do you think a person can become human again after suffering through torture?

Part 3: Do you think that you would become a create who believes in nothing if you were tortured? Why or why not?

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