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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do to try and look out the window?
(a) He climbs up the wall.
(b) He crawls through a tunnel.
(c) He stands on a table.
(d) He jumps up in the air.

2. What does the director request Cincinnatus to do?
(a) Write a last will and testament.
(b) Write a formal welcome for the executioner.
(c) Write a formal note of thanks to the director.
(d) Write down his requests for his last meal.

3. What is wrapped around Pauline's neck?
(a) A chain.
(b) A rope.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A scarf.

4. What is the one difference between Marthe's two identical twin brothers?
(a) One has a black mustache and the other a blonde one.
(b) One wears all red clothes and the other all black.
(c) One is an inch taller than the other.
(d) One is missing a hand, and he keeps his false hand in is pocket.

5. Where does Rodion tell Cincinnatus to go while his cell is cleaned?
(a) Out in the hall.
(b) To another cell.
(c) Down to the guards' quarters.
(d) Up to the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special item has Cincinnatus asked for?

2. What metaphor does Cincinnatus use for trying to find the essence of what he wants to say?

3. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?

4. What reason does Cincinnatus write that he is too dangerous as his own accomplice?

5. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when there start to be complaints about Cincinnatus?

2. Why does Pierre turn into a circus performer?

3. At the end of his first day in prison, what does Cincinnatus think about?

4. Describe the inside of the prison.

5. Describe the librarian.

6. What is the new prisoner doing when Cincinnatus walks past his cell after meeting Emmie in the hallway?

7. What does Cincinnatus hope to get out of seeing Marthe?

8. What does Cincinnatus realize as he heads back to his cell with Rodion?

9. What does Emmie do with the water jug in Cincinnatus' cell?

10. What ring does Cincinnatus describe wearing in his memory from his childhood?

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