Waiting for the Barbarians Test | Final 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 | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The barbarians like to hide in the _________________ and wait for the soldiers to go away.

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

3. With _________ men guarding the town, the magistrate assumes the leadership in town along with legal administration.

4. When the magistrate leaves the girl's apartment, he proceeds toward the ____________ gate where he goes unrecognized.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the magistrate at odds with Mandel the policeman in the city where he is living?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the magistrate suffer when he is imprisoned during his time in his cell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The magistrate ends up helping a girl who is blind, taking her into his home and making her his maid.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate wants to take in the blind girl?

Part 2: Why do you think the magistrate picks this girl out of all the others who are suffering?

Part 3: Would you have picked up a person from the side of the road to take into your home? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The barbarians are stealing from others and inspiring fear wherever they go.

Part 1: Why do you think the barbarians are able to inspire fear among the people?

Part 2: How do you think the barbarians can be stopped? Or can't they?

Part 3: Why do you think that the barbarians are trying to steal from others and to take over the countryside?

Essay Topic 3

The magistrate seems to use sex in order to deal with some of his feelings.

Part 1: Why do you think that the magistrate uses sex to handle his feelings?

Part 2: Do you think that the magistrate's emotional state is healthy? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the magistrate should have used other methods to handle his feelings? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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