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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?
(a) Trying to steal a public statue.
(b) Trying to help Cincinnatus escape.
(c) Arguing against the trial system.
(d) Breaking into his wife's bedroom.

2. What does Pierre say when Cincinnatus asks if he is telling the truth?
(a) That he never lies.
(b) That he's insulted by the question.
(c) That he often lies, but not about this.
(d) That he can neither confirm nor deny it.

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

4. What additional news does Cincinnatus get at the same time?
(a) He will be given an extra daily dessert.
(b) He will be allowed to choose the time of his execution.
(c) He will be allowed to meet with his wife.
(d) He will be moved to a roomier cell.

5. What animal does Pierre compare Cincinnatus to?
(a) A shy deer.
(b) A wolf cub.
(c) A snake.
(d) A prowling cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierre keep in a large case?

2. Who tells Cincinnatus that the new prisoner has arrived?

3. How does the director think Cincinnatus should feel about the new prisoner?

4. Where is Cincinnatus during his meeting with Pierre the day after Marthe's first visit?

5. What does Pierre say was the main evidence against him?

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