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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?
(a) For her to feel sorry for him.
(b) For her to listen to him tell his story.
(c) For her to mature yet remain a child.
(d) For her to love him.

2. Who does Rodrig Ivanovich seem to transform into?
(a) The spider.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Roman.
(d) Marthe.

3. Where on the table does Rodion set the vase of flowers?
(a) Not quite in the center.
(b) Exactly in the center.
(c) Not quite at the edge.
(d) Right on the edge.

4. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?
(a) The lawyer is looking for his reading glasses.
(b) The lawyer is looking for his pen.
(c) The lawyer is looking for his library card.
(d) The lawyer is looking for his cufflink.

5. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus that they will do together?
(a) Take over the guard towers.
(b) Walk out of the prison to freedom.
(c) Walk up the execution scaffold.
(d) Find a path to spiritual well-being.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the librarian refuse to do?

2. What is Cincinnatus's first job?

3. What does Cincinnatus do at night in his youth when he has his first job?

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

5. What metaphor does Cincinnatus use for trying to find the essence of what he wants to say?

(see the answer key)

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