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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What furniture is in Cincinnatus' cell?
(a) A couch, a wardrobe, and a coffee table.
(b) A cot, a table, and a chair.
(c) A murphy bed and a bookshelf.
(d) A desk and a bench.

2. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?
(a) The director.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) The executioner.
(d) Cincinnatus.

3. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?
(a) They dance.
(b) They fly.
(c) They sing.
(d) They jump.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?

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

3. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?

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

5. What does Cincinnatus credit his lawyer with?

(see the answer key)

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