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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?
(a) Beautiful, humble, and weak.
(b) Nagging, stubborn, and unfaithful.
(c) Forgiving, empty-headed, and easily manipulated.
(d) Friendly, happy, and giving.

2. 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.

3. What part of Cincinnatus' body does Pierre examine?
(a) His arm.
(b) His back.
(c) His neck.
(d) His foot.

4. What about Pierre does Cincinnatus say might prevent him from making an effective escape?
(a) His short legs.
(b) His attitude.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His tendency to talk.

5. After Cincinnatus gets the news about the new prisoner, what does his cot seem to change into?
(a) A horse.
(b) A bush.
(c) A boat.
(d) A door.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Pierre say that prison escapes happen?

3. Where is the new prisoner sitting when Cincinnatus first sees him?

4. What animal does Pierre compare Cincinnatus to?

5. What does Cincinnatus do outside the new prisoner's cell?

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