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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 do Colonel Joll and his men find when they come into town for food and for new horses?

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

3. The magistrate lives from ___________________, getting supplies from friends and from women he used to know well.

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

5. People in town as well as the ___________ living nearby live in fear of barbarian attacks.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to the way the magistrate looks at the girl who he used to take pity on when she is tortured?

5. What happens to the barbarians when they are locked up in their cells, according to the events the magistrate has witnessed?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the girl asks the magistrate whether he wants her back, he can not give her a straight answer.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate is unable to decide whether he wants the girl or not?

Part 2: Do you think the girl wants to be with the magistrate as they grow closer during their journey? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the magistrate and the girl would fare if they both admitted their feelings for each other?

Essay Topic 2

The magistrate realizes that the law creates opportunities for both justice and injustice.

Part 1: Why do you think the law can create good and bad results?

Part 2: Do you think the law should only create opportunities for justice? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you feel about the law? Do you think it's designed always for good? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Living in fear seems to be the natural response for the people in the area, but this seems to create a strange way to live.

Part 1: Why do you think that living in fear is the natural response for the people in the area?

Part 2: Do you think that you could live in fear? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think living in fear affects those who are in that area?

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