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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Cincinnatus meets with his lawyer, who does the prison director inform Cincinnatus is coming?
(a) Another lawyer.
(b) Another prisoner.
(c) The trial judge.
(d) His wife.

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

3. Who is waiting for Cincinnatus in his prison cell?
(a) The judge.
(b) His wife.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) The prison director.

4. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Mud.
(c) Paint.
(d) Charcoal.

5. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?
(a) Photos of the executioner waving to a crowd.
(b) Photos of the judge and his lawyer.
(c) Photos of the prison.
(d) Photos of his house and family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?

2. What does Cincinnatus tell the lawyer is not real?

3. Who does Cincinnatus ask to turn off the lights before he goes to bed?

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

5. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?

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