Invitation to a Beheading Test | Final Test - Hard

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Invitation to a Beheading Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do the scratching noises start up again, for the last time?

2. What initials are supposed to be spelled out in lights in the park?

3. What is the last word that Cincinnatus has to find an additional piece of paper to write?

4. Where do the city officials gather to meet with Pierre and Cincinnatus?

5. What does Pierre lecture Cincinnatus on, in the evening after Emmie tells Cincinnatus she is planning his escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pierre realize that he has forgotten in his speech?

2. Describe what happens to Cincinnatus's cell when the tunnel is completed.

3. What did Cecilia C. ask Marthe for, and what was Marthe's response?

4. What does the librarian do when Cincinnatus tries to express his true thoughts?

5. How does Marthe get permission to come and see Cincinnatus?

6. How does Cincinnatus react when Pierre, the director, and the lawyer announce that it is time for his execution?

7. What is on the list of acceptable last requests that Pierre reads?

8. What does Pierre do after the party starts breaking up, before heading back to the prison?

9. Describe the plot of Quercus.

10. How does Cincinnatus respond to Pierre's speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel revolves around Cincinnatus's persecution for a crime, but his crime is never clearly explained. Discuss the nature of Cincinnatus's crime.

1) What does "gnostic turpitude" mean? How does this phrase describe Cincinnatus' crime?

2) What does the episode in Cincinnatus's childhood when he walks in the air reveal about Cincinnatus' crime?

3) How do the other characters react to Cincinnatus' crime and what does this reveal about the nature of the crime? What is Cincinnatus's own attitude, and why won't he repent?

Essay Topic 2

Many things in the novel are superficial or fake. Discuss the role of superficiality and falseness in the novel.

1) How is superficiality a part of the culture of the novel?

2) What items in Cincinnatus' surroundings such as in his prison and his cell are fake? What do these fake items signify? How does Cincinnatus perceive them?

3) How are the people surrounding Cincinnatus fake? Why does he perceive them as unreal? What would make a person real to Cincinnatus?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Cincinnatus's character and how others perceive him in the novel.

1) What does Cincinnatus's writing reveal about his character?

2) How do other people perceive and treat Cincinnatus in the novel? What character flaws do others point out to him? Is there any truth in these accusations?

3) How does Cincinnatus change over the course of the novel?

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