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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rodrig want to add to Pierre's speech?
(a) His own favorite smell.
(b) His own favorite memory.
(c) His own favorite food.
(d) His own favorite photograph.

3. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?
(a) In a month.
(b) The next day.
(c) In a week.
(d) On the day of his execution.

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

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

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

7. Who brings Cincinnatus' chair back to him?
(a) The librarian.
(b) Emmie.
(c) Rodion.
(d) Pierre.

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

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

10. What does Cincinnatus bump into after he is awakened by scratching noises?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A box of clothes.
(c) A stack of books.
(d) A tray.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Cincinnatus say that the prison clock works?

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

4. Who comes through the tunnel?

5. What does Cecilia C. give to Cincinnatus?

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