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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diomedon's right leg resemble?
(a) A fishing pole.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A tree.

2. What does Cincinnatus tell the lawyer is not real?
(a) Cincinnatus says the people around him aren't real.
(b) Cincinnatus says that the execution isn't real.
(c) Cincinnatus says the prison isn't real.
(d) Cincinnatus says that he is not real.

3. What is Cincinnatus allowed to wear at gala performances because of his profession?
(a) A red fringed robe.
(b) White silk stockings.
(c) Heeled black velvet shoes.
(d) A feathered hat.

4. What do the guards bring Cincinnatus instead of hot chocolate to drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Milk.

5. What does the director request Cincinnatus to do?
(a) Write a formal welcome for the executioner.
(b) Write down his requests for his last meal.
(c) Write a formal note of thanks to the director.
(d) Write a last will and testament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?

2. What happens to the scratching noises when Cincinnatus makes noise?

3. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?

4. What method of death does Cincinnatus write that he would prefer to beheading by axe?

5. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?

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