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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the prison located?
(a) Inside a cavern.
(b) On a mountaintop.
(c) In the middle of the town.
(d) In a lake in a valley.

2. What does the librarian refuse to do?
(a) Particpate in Pierre's card trick.
(b) Discuss the organization of the library.
(c) Bring Cincinnatus's books.
(d) Discuss the conditions of Cincinnatus's cell.

3. Besides blades, what does Rodion's penknife have?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A corkscrew.
(c) A nail file.
(d) A screw driver.

4. Why does Cincinnatus start to go for a walk?
(a) Emmie beckons to him.
(b) He sees a light down the hallway.
(c) He wants to sneak away.
(d) Rodion suggests it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?

2. What happens when M'sieur Pierre sits down?

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

4. Where does the lawyer take Cincinnatus during their meeting?

5. How many children does Marthe have?

(see the answer key)

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