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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does CIncinnatus do in response to the scratching noises?
(a) Scratch on the walls.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Knock on the walls.
(d) Call out.

3. What does Cincinnatus think when the scratching noises pause and then continue?
(a) That he has communicated.
(b) That the scratcher is uncertain.
(c) That he cannot stop them.
(d) That the scratcher may want to harm him.

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

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

6. What does Emmie say that she and Cincinnatus should do after he is rescued?
(a) Get married.
(b) Rob a train.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Build a castle.

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

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

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

10. What does Cincinnatus do on the morning of his scheduled execution?
(a) Write his last thoughts.
(b) Stay in bed.
(c) Pace jerkily around the room.
(d) Sit in the corner under the window.

11. What does Pierre keep in a large case?
(a) A bow.
(b) An axe.
(c) A sword.
(d) A rifle.

12. What does Cincinnatus learn from the newspaper?
(a) Pierre is dead.
(b) Pierre is missing.
(c) Pierre is comatose.
(d) Pierre is ill.

13. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?
(a) A note from Marthe.
(b) A giant fake acorn.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) A large purple pot.

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

15. What does Cincinnatus say when he learns his mother has come to see him?
(a) He is too exhausted to have an opinion.
(b) He is glad to meet with her again.
(c) He has been searching for her and is happy to see her for the first time.
(d) He doesn't want to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus bump into after he is awakened by scratching noises?

2. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus to do in the moments before the execution?

3. What does Cincinnatus refuse to do after Pierre's speech about why he pretended to be a prisoner?

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

5. In the photohoroscope, when does the subject die?

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