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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. Where does Cincinnatus write that he will evolve a third eye?
(a) On his forehead.
(b) On the back of his neck.
(c) On his hand.
(d) On the back of his skull.

2. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?
(a) Letting his dinner get cold.
(b) Complaining about the conditions at the prison.
(c) Looking out of the window.
(d) Going out of his cell.

3. What awakens Cincinnatus the third day?
(a) A smell.
(b) A taste.
(c) Light.
(d) Noises.

4. What does Rodion do while Cincinnatus looks out over the landscape?
(a) He paints.
(b) He washes windows.
(c) He washes dishes.
(d) He sweeps.

5. Where on the table does Rodion set the vase of flowers?
(a) Not quite in the center.
(b) Not quite at the edge.
(c) Right on the edge.
(d) Exactly in the center.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Cincinnatus' body does Pierre examine?

2. How does Marthe leave her first visit with Cincinnatus?

3. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?

4. What does Cincinnatus have to eat when Emmie comes into his cell?

5. Where does the lawyer take Cincinnatus during their meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus realize as he heads back to his cell with Rodion?

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

3. How does Marthe's father treat Cincinnatus?

4. What causes Cincinnatus to finally be caught?

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

6. What is the new prisoner doing when Cincinnatus walks past his cell after meeting Emmie in the hallway?

7. How does Cincinnatus respond to Pierre's story of why he is in prison?

8. How do all the prison guards react to the new prisoner?

9. At Cincinnatus's first meeting with M'sieur Pierre, what happens the first few times M'sieur Pierre asks Cincinnatus a question?

10. What faults and virtues does Pierre say that the director has?

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