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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?
(a) Cincinnatus burns it.
(b) Cincinnatus spits on it.
(c) Cincinnatus tears it up.
(d) Cincinnatus throws it out the window.

2. How are the books in the library catalog listed?
(a) By the author's middle initial.
(b) By the color of the cover.
(c) By the number of pages.
(d) By the weight of the volume.

3. Who enters the cell after Cincinnatus undresses at the end of his second day in prison, snapping Cincinnatus's world back to normal?
(a) Rodion.
(b) The spider.
(c) Marthe.
(d) The prison director.

4. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?
(a) Breaking into his wife's bedroom.
(b) Trying to help Cincinnatus escape.
(c) Trying to steal a public statue.
(d) Arguing against the trial system.

5. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?
(a) A note from Marthe.
(b) A large purple pot.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) A giant fake acorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rodion tell Cincinnatus to go while his cell is cleaned?

2. Why does Cincinnatus start to go for a walk?

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

4. What does Cincinnatus write is more real than the everyday world?

5. On the eighth day, how much of Cincinnatus' pencil is used up?

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