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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Rodrig Ivanovich holding after Cincinnatus reads the letter?
(a) A wall calendar.
(b) A large apple.
(c) A desk lamp.
(d) A carving knife.

3. Where on the table does Rodion set the vase of flowers?
(a) Right on the edge.
(b) Not quite in the center.
(c) Exactly in the center.
(d) Not quite at the edge.

4. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?
(a) The lawyer is looking for his reading glasses.
(b) The lawyer is looking for his cufflink.
(c) The lawyer is looking for his library card.
(d) The lawyer is looking for his pen.

5. Where does Rodion tell Cincinnatus to go while his cell is cleaned?
(a) Down to the guards' quarters.
(b) Up to the roof.
(c) To another cell.
(d) Out in the hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like the day that Cincinnatus receives the letter?

2. What time does Rodrig Ivanovich appear?

3. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?

4. When Cincinnatus asks the prison director when his execution will be, what answer does the director give?

5. What reason does Cincinnatus give Emmie that proves to him that everyone is talking about the date of his execution?

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