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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Cincinnatus when he gets his first job?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Eleven.

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

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

5. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?
(a) A spider growing larger and larger, and then turning into a bus.
(b) A man getting up to help him, and his shadow not following right away.
(c) A bird flying up into the sky and becoming a cloud.
(d) A woman singing and gradually becoming a chorus and then an orchestra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?

2. How old is Emmie?

3. What does Cincinnatus look at in the library catalog?

4. How are the books in the library catalog listed?

5. How does the director think Cincinnatus should feel about the new prisoner?

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