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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do the city officials gather to meet with Pierre and Cincinnatus?
(a) The vice-mayor's house.
(b) The deputy city manager's house.
(c) The public notary's house.
(d) The police chief's house.

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

5. 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 the scratcher may want to harm him.
(d) That he cannot stop them.

6. What does Cincinnatus do when Marthe offers to have sex with him?
(a) He refuses.
(b) He doesn't answer.
(c) He says that he wants to but he's too afraid.
(d) He says yes, if Marthe agrees to be quiet.

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

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

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

10. Where does Cincinnatus see Marthe, during his trip to the location of his execution?
(a) In an apple tree.
(b) On a park bench, kissing a man.
(c) Hiding behind a wheelbarrow.
(d) Peeking out of a window.

11. What does the spider turn into before Cincinnatus leaves for his execution?
(a) A rat.
(b) A bouncing ball.
(c) A mechanical fake.
(d) A butterfly.

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

13. Where will the execution take place?
(a) Thriller Square.
(b) Remembrance Monument.
(c) Honor Park.
(d) The Capitol Steps.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pierre lecture Cincinnatus on, in the evening after Emmie tells Cincinnatus she is planning his escape?

3. Who has asked Marthe to marry him?

4. Who meets Cincinnatus, when he is finally outside of the prison?

5. What does Cincinnatus complain about that causes Pierre to call him rude?

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