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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Marthe give Cincinnatus for why his execution has been delayed?
(a) There is a possibility of a new trial.
(b) Everyone is too tired.
(c) There is a problem with the execution platform.
(d) The weather is wrong.

2. What time of day do the scratching noises start up again, for the last time?
(a) In the dead of night.
(b) In the early morning.
(c) Exactly at noon.
(d) In the late afternoon.

3. What does Pierre do when Rodrig Ivanovich comes in to listen to his lecture?
(a) He stops lecturing.
(b) He starts lecturing louder.
(c) He starts over.
(d) He goes on, ignoring Rodrig.

4. What does Marthe give to Cincinnatus when she comes to see him?
(a) Lillies.
(b) Forget-me-nots.
(c) Bluebells.
(d) Cornflowers.

5. What does Cincinnatus insist on doing himself?
(a) Cleaning his neck.
(b) Speaking to the crowd.
(c) Placing the block.
(d) Removing his shirt.

6. What does Cincinnatus do after he writes his last word?
(a) He burns the paper.
(b) He crosses it off.
(c) He erases it.
(d) He crumples up the paper.

7. Who brings Cincinnatus' chair back to him?
(a) Emmie.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Pierre.
(d) The librarian.

8. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?
(a) That he could be anyone.
(b) That he is dead.
(c) That she never saw his face.
(d) That he has moved out of the country.

9. Who meets Cincinnatus, when he is finally outside of the prison?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Emmie.
(c) Rodion.
(d) Rodrig.

10. Who does Rodrig show Cincinnatus a 'photohoroscope' of?
(a) Rodrig.
(b) Emmie.
(c) Cincinnatus.
(d) Pierre.

11. Where does Cincinnatus see Marthe, during his trip to the location of his execution?
(a) Hiding behind a wheelbarrow.
(b) On a park bench, kissing a man.
(c) Peeking out of a window.
(d) In an apple tree.

12. What does Pierre anoint himself and Cincinnatus with?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Oil.
(c) Blood.
(d) Wine.

13. What does Cincinnatus learn from the newspaper?
(a) Pierre is missing.
(b) Pierre is comatose.
(c) Pierre is ill.
(d) Pierre is dead.

14. What do women throw at Cincinnatus as he passes on the way to his execution?
(a) Stockings.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Rice.

15. What does Emmie whisper in Cincinnatus's ear?
(a) He cannot hear what she says.
(b) She tells him the time of the escape.
(c) She tells him the route of their escape tunnel.
(d) She tells him that she loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spider turn into before Cincinnatus leaves for his execution?

2. What does Cincinnatus say when he learns his mother has come to see him?

3. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus to do in the moments before the execution?

4. What does Cincinnatus finally ask for as his last wish?

5. In the photohoroscope, when does the subject die?

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