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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Cincinnatus asks the prison director when his execution will be, what answer does the director give?
(a) The director says the execution will be the next day.
(b) The director says the execution will be in a year.
(c) The director says the execution will be whenever Cincinnatus is ready.
(d) The director does not know when the execution will be.

3. Who tells Cincinnatus that the new prisoner has arrived?
(a) The prison director.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Emmie.
(d) His lawyer.

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

5. What reason does Cincinnatus give Emmie that proves to him that everyone is talking about the date of his execution?
(a) The guard turns off the radio whenever he approaches.
(b) He hears people whispering outside his cell.
(c) Everyone looks at him as if they know a secret.
(d) A square was cut out of his morning paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Marthe have?

2. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?

3. What is Cincinnatus's first job?

4. After Cincinnatus gets the news about the new prisoner, what does his cot seem to change into?

5. What does Cincinnatus start doing in his cell after Emmie's visit?

(see the answer key)

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