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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Cincinnatus says to Emmie after she slips into his room?
(a) He is gone.
(b) Hello, little girl.
(c) You are safe.
(d) Who are you?

2. What is Cincinnatus's first job?
(a) Binding books.
(b) Building toys.
(c) Making socks.
(d) Repairing clocks.

3. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?
(a) Photos of the prison.
(b) Photos of the judge and his lawyer.
(c) Photos of his house and family.
(d) Photos of the executioner waving to a crowd.

4. Where is the prison located?
(a) On a mountaintop.
(b) In the middle of the town.
(c) Inside a cavern.
(d) In a lake in a valley.

5. Who does Rodrig Ivanovich seem to transform into?
(a) Marthe.
(b) The spider.
(c) Rodion.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cincinnatus feel about his wife?

2. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?

3. What does Cincinnatus do at night in his youth when he has his first job?

4. When does Cincinnatus think the execution will be at the end of his second day in prison?

5. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?

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