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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?
(a) When he was five.
(b) In his thirties.
(c) In his twenties.
(d) In his teens.

4. What color is the letter Cincinnatus receives when he wakes?
(a) Taupe.
(b) Vermillion.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Lilac.

5. How old is Cincinnatus when he gets his first job?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Cincinnatus give Emmie that proves to him that everyone is talking about the date of his execution?

2. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?

3. What possible consequence of Roman's sickness does the director mention?

4. What does Rodion do while Cincinnatus looks out over the landscape?

5. What does Rodrig Ivanovich say after Cincinnatus reads the letter?

(see the answer key)

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