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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus look at in the library catalog?
(a) A note from the librarian.
(b) A child's drawings.
(c) A map of the town.
(d) A photograph of himself.

2. Who turns the cell light out?
(a) Rodion.
(b) The spider.
(c) The director.
(d) Cincinnatus.

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

4. What is M'sieur Pierre's attitude when he is led into Cincinnatus' cell?
(a) Raucous and loud.
(b) Flustered and confused.
(c) Calm and composed.
(d) Angry and irritable.

5. What metaphor does Cincinnatus use for trying to find the essence of what he wants to say?
(a) Digging down into the ground to try to uncover roots.
(b) Searching through a forest for a vanishing figure.
(c) Trying to capture the ash as it flies up in the flame.
(d) Groping in the sand beneath the water for something shiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?

2. What is Rodrig Ivanovich holding after Cincinnatus reads the letter?

3. What does Rodrig Ivanovich say after Cincinnatus reads the letter?

4. What is the director's attitude toward M'sieur Pierre?

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

(see the answer key)

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