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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the scratching noises when Cincinnatus makes noise?
(a) They move to another part of the wall.
(b) They get louder.
(c) They stop.
(d) They get very quiet.

3. What is displayed at the gathering of the city officials, Pierre, and Cincinnatus?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) Photos of executions.
(c) A coffin.
(d) The executioner's axe.

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

5. What does Cincinnatus insist on doing himself?
(a) Placing the block.
(b) Cleaning his neck.
(c) Speaking to the crowd.
(d) Removing his shirt.

6. What does Marthe give to Cincinnatus when she comes to see him?
(a) Bluebells.
(b) Lillies.
(c) Forget-me-nots.
(d) Cornflowers.

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

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

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

10. Who comes through the tunnel?
(a) Marthe and Emmie.
(b) Rodion and Rodrig Ivanovich.
(c) Pierre and Rodrig Ivanovich.
(d) Rodion and Emmie.

11. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus to do in the moments before the execution?
(a) Close his eyes.
(b) Pray.
(c) Count.
(d) Run.

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

13. How does Cincinnatus say that the prison clock works?
(a) The watchman paints new hands on the clock each hour.
(b) The clock is replaced each hour with one showing a different time.
(c) The dial stays in the same place but the clock is rotated each hour.
(d) A small man is inside it turning the clock dial.

14. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?
(a) At the edge of the room, right over the door.
(b) Exactly in the center of the ceiling.
(c) Not quite in the center of the ceiling.
(d) At the edge of the room, right over the window.

15. What do the guards bring Cincinnatus instead of hot chocolate to drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do on the morning of his scheduled execution?

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

3. What does Cincinnatus learn from the newspaper?

4. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?

5. What time of day do the scratching noises start up again, for the last time?

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