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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the city officials say to Pierre at the end of the supper?
(a) They congratulate him.
(b) They warn him to be careful.
(c) They give him a raise.
(d) They hope they'll have more executions for him.

2. What does Rodrig want to add to Pierre's speech?
(a) His own favorite smell.
(b) His own favorite food.
(c) His own favorite photograph.
(d) His own favorite memory.

3. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?
(a) Because the papers are starting to pile up in the corner of the cell.
(b) Because he finds the news depressing.
(c) Because articles about his upcoming execution are always clipped out.
(d) Because the newspaper is always filled with lies about him.

4. What does Cincinnatus finally ask for as his last wish?
(a) Three minutes of privacy.
(b) A promise to publish his writing.
(c) A cigarette and a cup of coffee.
(d) A kiss from his wife.

5. What does Pierre anoint himself and Cincinnatus with?
(a) Wine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Oil.

6. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?
(a) The next day.
(b) In a week.
(c) In a month.
(d) On the day of his execution.

7. How does Cincinnatus feel when he wakes on the scheduled morning of his execution?
(a) Numb.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Angry.
(d) Afraid.

8. What explanation does Marthe give Cincinnatus for why his execution has been delayed?
(a) Everyone is too tired.
(b) There is a problem with the execution platform.
(c) There is a possibility of a new trial.
(d) The weather is wrong.

9. Who meets Cincinnatus, when he is finally outside of the prison?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Emmie.
(d) Rodrig.

10. What happens to the tunnel entrance in Cincinntus' cell?
(a) It is plastered over.
(b) It disappears without explanation.
(c) It is loosely boarded over.
(d) It is covered with a sign that says "Do Not Enter."

11. What does Cincinnatus have trouble deciding about his letter to Marthe?
(a) How to begin it.
(b) How to end it.
(c) Whether to send it.
(d) What to write it on.

12. What park is next to the meeting between Pierre, Cincinnatus, and the city officials?
(a) Prospero Park.
(b) Orlando Square.
(c) Blithely Forest.
(d) Tamara Gardens.

13. What does Rodion bring for the spider?
(a) A ladybug.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A caterpillar.
(d) A moth.

14. How does Cincinnatus get to the location of the execution?
(a) He rides on a horse.
(b) He rides in a carriage.
(c) He rides on a bicycle.
(d) He walks.

15. What does Cincinnatus do after he writes his last word?
(a) He crosses it off.
(b) He erases it.
(c) He burns the paper.
(d) He crumples up the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the scratching noises when Cincinnatus makes noise?

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

3. Where does Cincinnatus see Marthe, during his trip to the location of his execution?

4. Who does Rodrig show Cincinnatus a 'photohoroscope' of?

5. What happens to the prison as Cincinnatus leaves it?

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