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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the weather like the day that Cincinnatus receives the letter?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Windy.
(c) Overcast.
(d) Snowy.

3. What time does the cell light go out?
(a) At ten o'clock.
(b) At eleven o'clock.
(c) At nine o'clock.
(d) At midnight.

4. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus that they will do together?
(a) Walk out of the prison to freedom.
(b) Find a path to spiritual well-being.
(c) Take over the guard towers.
(d) Walk up the execution scaffold.

5. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?
(a) Photos of his house and family.
(b) Photos of the executioner waving to a crowd.
(c) Photos of the judge and his lawyer.
(d) Photos of the prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Pierre say that prison escapes happen?

2. What does the lawyer offer to Cincinnatus?

3. What does Pierre talk about during his game of chess with Cincinnatus?

4. What does Emmie do when Rodion comes to chase her out of the cell?

5. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?

(see the answer key)

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