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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?
(a) Cincinnatus.
(b) The director.
(c) The executioner.
(d) The townspeople.

2. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?
(a) A woman singing and gradually becoming a chorus and then an orchestra.
(b) A bird flying up into the sky and becoming a cloud.
(c) A spider growing larger and larger, and then turning into a bus.
(d) A man getting up to help him, and his shadow not following right away.

3. When does Cincinnatus think the execution will be at the end of his second day in prison?
(a) He thinks it will probably be the next day.
(b) He thinks it will probably be at least a month.
(c) He thinks it will probably be at least a week.
(d) He thinks it will probably be on Saturday, when everyone is off work.

4. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?
(a) They jump.
(b) They sing.
(c) They fly.
(d) They dance.

5. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?
(a) Charcoal.
(b) Paint.
(c) Chalk.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cincinnatus asks the prison director when his execution will be, what answer does the director give?

2. What does Cincinnatus do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?

3. What does the new prisoner look like?

4. How many children does Marthe have?

5. How old is Emmie?

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