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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus refuse to do after Pierre's speech about why he pretended to be a prisoner?
(a) Listen to Pierre.
(b) Look at Pierre.
(c) Give Pierre a hug.
(d) Shake Pierre's hand.

2. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?
(a) In a month.
(b) The next day.
(c) In a week.
(d) On the day of his execution.

3. How do the city officials say to Pierre at the end of the supper?
(a) They hope they'll have more executions for him.
(b) They give him a raise.
(c) They congratulate him.
(d) They warn him to be careful.

4. What does Cincinnatus do when Marthe offers to have sex with him?
(a) He doesn't answer.
(b) He says yes, if Marthe agrees to be quiet.
(c) He says that he wants to but he's too afraid.
(d) He refuses.

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

6. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?
(a) A note from Marthe.
(b) A giant fake acorn.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) A large purple pot.

7. What does Rodrig want to add to Pierre's speech?
(a) His own favorite food.
(b) His own favorite smell.
(c) His own favorite memory.
(d) His own favorite photograph.

8. Who has asked Marthe to marry him?
(a) Their former neighbor.
(b) Pierre.
(c) The prison director.
(d) A city official.

9. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?
(a) At the edge of the room, right over the door.
(b) At the edge of the room, right over the window.
(c) Not quite in the center of the ceiling.
(d) Exactly in the center of the ceiling.

10. What does Rodion bring for the spider?
(a) A moth.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A caterpillar.
(d) A beetle.

11. What does Cincinnatus bump into after he is awakened by scratching noises?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A box of clothes.
(c) A tray.
(d) A stack of books.

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

13. Who comes through the tunnel?
(a) Rodion and Rodrig Ivanovich.
(b) Rodion and Emmie.
(c) Pierre and Rodrig Ivanovich.
(d) Marthe and Emmie.

14. 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 that she loves him.
(d) She tells him the route of their escape tunnel.

15. What happens to the tunnel entrance in Cincinntus' cell?
(a) It is covered with a sign that says "Do Not Enter."
(b) It disappears without explanation.
(c) It is plastered over.
(d) It is loosely boarded over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecilia C. give to Cincinnatus?

2. What happens to the prison as Cincinnatus leaves it?

3. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?

4. Who does Cincinnatus ask to deliver his letter to Marthe?

5. What does Pierre talk about during his game of chess with Cincinnatus?

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