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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the letter say Cincinnatus will have to wait for the interview?
(a) One week.
(b) Four days.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

2. How does Marthe leave her first visit with Cincinnatus?
(a) She waves goodbye and seems to vanish.
(b) She is carried out on a couch.
(c) She walks out laughing.
(d) She runs out crying.

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

4. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?
(a) Complaining about the conditions at the prison.
(b) Letting his dinner get cold.
(c) Looking out of the window.
(d) Going out of his cell.

5. What does Emmie whisper in Cincinnatus's ear?
(a) She tells him the time of the escape.
(b) She tells him that she loves him.
(c) He cannot hear what she says.
(d) She tells him the route of their escape tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marthe give to Cincinnatus when she comes to see him?

3. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?

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

5. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?

(see the answer key)

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