View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The barbarians lured the army into the ____________ cutting the horses loose along the way and vanished.

2. Children gather __________ which are then smoked and packed away for the coming months and seasons.

3. The girl that the magistrate loved became less and less of a ___________ when she was being tortured by the army.

4. The magistrate recovers, finding himself interested in ___________ again during the new period of time in the settlement.

5. What does the magistrate end up suffering through when he sneaks into a girl's bedroom in order to hide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Even children are being tortured during the atrocities in this African novel.

Part 1: Why do you think that even children are being tortured during this time?

Part 2: Do you think it's right to torture children during times of war? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think children should be treated in times of war? Why?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 731 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample