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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the cell after Cincinnatus undresses at the end of his second day in prison, snapping Cincinnatus's world back to normal?
(a) The spider.
(b) Marthe.
(c) Rodion.
(d) The prison director.

2. What does Cincinnatus credit his lawyer with?
(a) Avoiding doing anything at all at the trial.
(b) Making himself look good at Cincinnatus's expense.
(c) Making eloquent speeches that accomplish nothing.
(d) Saving him from a worse punishment than beheading.

3. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) The sentences was pronounced in a foreign language.
(b) The sentence was pronounced backwards.
(c) The sentence was pronounced three times in repetion.
(d) The sentence was pronounced in a coded phrase.

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

5. What job does Cincinnatus take on in his twenties?
(a) Factory manager.
(b) Cake baker.
(c) Kindergarten teacher.
(d) Window washer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do to try and look out the window?

2. Who is waiting for Cincinnatus in his prison cell?

3. When does Cincinnatus think the execution will be at the end of his second day in prison?

4. What does Cincinnatus do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?

5. What does the lawyer offer to Cincinnatus?

(see the answer key)

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