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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the lawyer take Cincinnatus during their meeting?
(a) Cincinnatus's home.
(b) The lawyer's home.
(c) The prison roof.
(d) The prison basement.

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 in a year.
(b) The director says the execution will be whenever Cincinnatus is ready.
(c) The director says the execution will be the next day.
(d) The director does not know when the execution will be.

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

4. What is Cincinnatus's first job?
(a) Binding books.
(b) Making socks.
(c) Building toys.
(d) Repairing clocks.

5. After Cincinnatus gets the news about the new prisoner, what does his cot seem to change into?
(a) A door.
(b) A bush.
(c) A boat.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Cincinnatus when he gets his first job?

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

3. What does Cincinnatus think is happening when he wakes up the third day?

4. While Cincinnatus meets with his lawyer, who does the prison director inform Cincinnatus is coming?

5. After Emmie leaves his cell, what does Cincinnatus start philosophizing about in his pile of books?

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