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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) The prison director.
(c) The prison guard.
(d) Cincinnatus.

2. 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.

3. What does Pierre say was the main evidence against him?
(a) A glove he left behind.
(b) A notepad with notes from a phone call on it.
(c) A pair of broken glasses.
(d) A drawing with his marks on it.

4. What does CIncinnatus do in response to the scratching noises?
(a) Knock on the walls.
(b) Scratch on the walls.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Call out.

5. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?
(a) That he could be anyone.
(b) That he is dead.
(c) That he has moved out of the country.
(d) That she never saw his face.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marthe holding when she meets with Cincinnaus?

3. What about Pierre does Cincinnatus say might prevent him from making an effective escape?

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

5. What is the director doing when Rodion brings Cincinnatus back to his cell from the new prisoner's cell?

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