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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present has one of Marthe's brothers brought Cincinnatus?
(a) A photograph of himself.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A statue of Marthe.
(d) A bowl of wax fruit.

2. What does Cincinnatus write is more real than the everyday world?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Death.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Thoughts.

3. What does the director give to Pierre?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) Cincinnatus's drawing.
(c) Two gold coins.
(d) The librarian's scarf.

4. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Mud.
(d) Paint.

5. What is Marthe holding when she meets with Cincinnaus?
(a) A candle.
(b) A flower.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A rosary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?

2. What method of death does Cincinnatus write that he would prefer to beheading by axe?

3. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?

4. What is M'sieur Pierre's attitude when he is led into Cincinnatus' cell?

5. What metaphor does Cincinnatus use for trying to find the essence of what he wants to say?

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