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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?
(a) Because he finds the news depressing.
(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 the newspaper is always filled with lies about him.

4. Who meets Cincinnatus, when he is finally outside of the prison?
(a) Emmie.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Rodion.
(d) Rodrig.

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

6. How do the city officials say to Pierre at the end of the supper?
(a) They congratulate him.
(b) They give him a raise.
(c) They hope they'll have more executions for him.
(d) They warn him to be careful.

7. What is the last word that Cincinnatus has to find an additional piece of paper to write?
(a) Death.
(b) Fear.
(c) Evil.
(d) Life.

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

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

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

11. What does Cincinnatus have trouble deciding about his letter to Marthe?
(a) How to begin it.
(b) How to end it.
(c) What to write it on.
(d) Whether to send it.

12. What does Cincinnatus refuse to do after Pierre's speech about why he pretended to be a prisoner?
(a) Look at Pierre.
(b) Give Pierre a hug.
(c) Shake Pierre's hand.
(d) Listen to Pierre.

13. What time of day do the scratching noises start up again, for the last time?
(a) In the dead of night.
(b) In the late afternoon.
(c) Exactly at noon.
(d) In the early morning.

14. What do women throw at Cincinnatus as he passes on the way to his execution?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pierre anoint himself and Cincinnatus with?

3. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?

4. Where will the execution take place?

5. Who brings Cincinnatus' chair back to him?

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