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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who formally announces that Pierre is the executioner?
(a) The director.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Cincinnatus's lawyer.
(d) Pierre.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spider turn into before Cincinnatus leaves for his execution?

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

3. What color are the festive walls of Cincinnatus' cell, as the sun shines in through the freshly washed window?

4. What does Cincinnatus start doing in his cell after Emmie's visit?

5. When does Cincinnatus think the execution will be at the end of his second day in prison?

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