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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Emmie leaves his cell, what does Cincinnatus start philosophizing about in his pile of books?
(a) A small pamphlet.
(b) A collection of newspaper clippings.
(c) An old magazine.
(d) A large hardcover volume missing the rest of the set.

2. What color is the letter Cincinnatus receives when he wakes?
(a) Taupe.
(b) Vermillion.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Ebony.

3. Where is Cincinnatus during his meeting with Pierre the day after Marthe's first visit?
(a) On his chair.
(b) On his floor.
(c) On his table.
(d) On his cot.

4. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?
(a) That he is dead.
(b) That he could be anyone.
(c) That she never saw his face.
(d) That he has moved out of the country.

5. Who comes through the tunnel?
(a) Rodion and Emmie.
(b) Pierre and Rodrig Ivanovich.
(c) Marthe and Emmie.
(d) Rodion and Rodrig Ivanovich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pierre say he is from?

2. Which way does Rodion sharpen a pencil?

3. What animal arrives with Marthe and her family?

4. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?

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

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