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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 is NOT one of the things the magistrate feels the Empire is condoning as a part of this conflicted time?

2. The barbarians like to hide in the _________________ and wait for the soldiers to go away.

3. Even when one of the soldiers is injured during the search for barbarians, the only soldiers just ____________ in response.

4. The magistrate realizes that visiting the women was a mistake and that he should just _________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the magistrate attempt to do in order to control his erections?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do the barbarians inspire fear which eventually turns into paranoia?

10. What does the magistrate witness when he leaves the settlement and gets through the gate to get to the lakeside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The magistrate wants to distance himself from the atrocities which are going on in the area.

Part 1: Why do you think the magistrate wants to distance himself from the horrors that are occurring?

Part 2: Would you want to distance yourself from the atrocities which were going on around you?

Part 3: Why do you think the magistrate doesn't want to fight back against those performing the torture?

Essay Topic 2

The sexual tension between the magistrate and the blind girl causes the magistrate to distance himself from the girl.

Part 1: Why do you think that the magistrate is so attracted to the blind girl?

Part 2: Does it make sense that the sexual frustration pushes the magistrate away?

Part 3: Why do you think that the magistrate and the blind girl don't just consummate their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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