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

3. What does Cincinnatus attribute the scratching on the walls to?
(a) His own overactive imagination.
(b) An unknown prisoner in the next cell trying to communicate.
(c) Rats in the walls.
(d) Someone tunneling toward him to help him escape.

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

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

6. What does Pierre talk about during his game of chess with Cincinnatus?
(a) Religion.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) The weather.

7. What does Pierre do when Rodrig Ivanovich comes in to listen to his lecture?
(a) He goes on, ignoring Rodrig.
(b) He stops lecturing.
(c) He starts lecturing louder.
(d) He starts over.

8. Who has asked Marthe to marry him?
(a) A city official.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Their former neighbor.
(d) The prison director.

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

10. What does Cincinnatus complain about that causes Pierre to call him rude?
(a) Pierre's habit of talking quickly.
(b) The slurping sound Pierre makes.
(c) The smell of Pierre's feet.
(d) The color of Pierre's clothes.

11. What happens to the prison as Cincinnatus leaves it?
(a) It crumbles.
(b) Rodrig folds it up and puts it in his pocket.
(c) It flies away.
(d) It fades to transparency.

12. When Pierre talks to CIncinnatus about the execution, when does he say it is scheduled for?
(a) The day after next.
(b) Three days hence.
(c) One week hence.
(d) Five days hence.

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

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

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