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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal arrives with Marthe and her family?
(a) A bulldog.
(b) A black cat.
(c) An albino rat.
(d) An iguana.

2. What happens when M'sieur Pierre sits down?
(a) The chair is too weak and the seat cracks beneath him.
(b) He bends his body as if sitting but floats an inch above the chair seat.
(c) His legs do not reach the floor.
(d) The chair is too deep and he must sit on the forward edge.

3. What does Rodion do while Cincinnatus looks out over the landscape?
(a) He washes dishes.
(b) He paints.
(c) He washes windows.
(d) He sweeps.

4. What does Cecilia C. give to Cincinnatus?
(a) A bag of toys.
(b) A bag of candy.
(c) A bag of coins.
(d) A bag of pebbles.

5. What does the director say to Cincinnatus after the meeting with Pierre?
(a) That he envies Cincinnatus.
(b) That he is ashamed of Cincinnatus.
(c) That he is proud of Cincinnatus.
(d) That he is happy for Cincinnatus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is M'sieur Pierre's attitude when he is led into Cincinnatus' cell?

4. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?

5. What does Cincinnatus say when he learns his mother has come to see him?

(see the answer key)

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