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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Cincinnatus ask to turn off the lights before he goes to bed?
(a) The prison director.
(b) An empty room.
(c) The spider.
(d) The guard.

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

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

5. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?
(a) Beautiful, humble, and weak.
(b) Friendly, happy, and giving.
(c) Nagging, stubborn, and unfaithful.
(d) Forgiving, empty-headed, and easily manipulated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the lawyer take Cincinnatus during their meeting?

3. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?

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

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

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