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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does Cincinnatus see written on the wall of the hallway?
(a) Testing brush.
(b) No one was here.
(c) Look up.
(d) Give up already.

2. What is reflected in the mirror of the wardrobe that Marthe brings with her?
(a) A shadowy figure that Cincinnatus cannot make out.
(b) A corner of her and Cincinnatus' bedroom.
(c) The back of Marthe's head.
(d) Cincinnatus and Marthe's hallway and the front door beyond.

3. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?
(a) In his teens.
(b) In his twenties.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) When he was five.

4. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?
(a) Photos of the prison.
(b) Photos of the executioner waving to a crowd.
(c) Photos of the judge and his lawyer.
(d) Photos of his house and family.

5. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) The director.
(c) Cincinnatus.
(d) The executioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the eighth day, how much of Cincinnatus' pencil is used up?

2. What additional news does Cincinnatus get at the same time?

3. What happens when Marthe's grandfather goes to light Marthe's father's cigarette?

4. What happens when M'sieur Pierre sits down?

5. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of his first day in prison, what does Cincinnatus think about?

2. Why does Pierre turn into a circus performer?

3. What memory of his wife does Cincinnatus recall in his writing?

4. After telling his "joke," what does Pierre say about how Cincinnatus looks?

5. Describe the inside of the prison.

6. After the director reads his formal speech to Cincinnatus, where does Cincinnatus go?

7. What reason does Cincinnatus give for needing to know the schedule for his execution?

8. How does Cincinnatus' father-in-law say goodbye to him?

9. What does Cincinnatus describe happening to the world in his dreams?

10. In the story that Cincinnatus tells from his childhood, how does he get to the garden?

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