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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Someone tunneling toward him to help him escape.
(d) Rats in the walls.

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

3. In the photohoroscope, when does the subject die?
(a) At forty years old.
(b) At seventy years old.
(c) At sixty years old.
(d) At fifty years old.

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

5. What initials are supposed to be spelled out in lights in the park?
(a) "P" and "C."
(b) "E" and "P."
(c) "M" and "P."
(d) "P" and "R."

6. What does Pierre lecture Cincinnatus on, in the evening after Emmie tells Cincinnatus she is planning his escape?
(a) Love, starting with brotherly love.
(b) Pleasure, starting with erotic pleasure.
(c) The conflict between man's spiritual and earthly natures.
(d) The nature of virtue and obedience.

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. Where does the tunnel lead to?
(a) The library.
(b) The prison director's office.
(c) Pierre's cell.
(d) An empty cell.

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

15. Who formally announces that Pierre is the executioner?
(a) Cincinnatus's lawyer.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Pierre.
(d) The director.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cincinnatus ask to deliver his letter to Marthe?

2. What does CIncinnatus do in response to the scratching noises?

3. How do the city officials say to Pierre at the end of the supper?

4. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?

5. What does Marthe give to Cincinnatus when she comes to see him?

(see the answer keys)

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