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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What irrelevant detail does the letter mention?
(a) Paint for the sentry boxes.
(b) Replacement parts for the prison clock.
(c) New bricks for the prison driveway.
(d) Presents for the guards.

2. What awakens Cincinnatus the third day?
(a) A taste.
(b) Light.
(c) A smell.
(d) Noises.

3. What is Rodrig Ivanovich holding after Cincinnatus reads the letter?
(a) A large apple.
(b) A carving knife.
(c) A desk lamp.
(d) A wall calendar.

4. What does Rodrig Ivanovich say after Cincinnatus reads the letter?
(a) He says exactly what the letter says, word for word.
(b) He repeats the letter backwards.
(c) He says the opposite of what the letter has told Cincinnatus.
(d) He says not to trust the written word.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marthe wearing when she meets with Cincinnatus?

2. Where is the new prisoner sitting when Cincinnatus first sees him?

3. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?

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

5. Where does Cincinnatus write that he will evolve a third eye?

(see the answer key)

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