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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 is the prison located?
(a) In the middle of the town.
(b) In a lake in a valley.
(c) Inside a cavern.
(d) On a mountaintop.

2. Who tells Cincinnatus that the new prisoner has arrived?
(a) Emmie.
(b) Rodion.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) The prison director.

3. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?
(a) For her to mature yet remain a child.
(b) For her to feel sorry for him.
(c) For her to love him.
(d) For her to listen to him tell his story.

4. What color is the letter Cincinnatus receives when he wakes?
(a) Vermillion.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Taupe.

5. What present has one of Marthe's brothers brought Cincinnatus?
(a) A bowl of wax fruit.
(b) A photograph of himself.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) A statue of Marthe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Cincinnatus see written on the wall of the hallway?

2. What is the director's attitude toward M'sieur Pierre?

3. What is wrapped around Pauline's neck?

4. What awakens Cincinnatus the third day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pierre's circus performance.

2. What happens when there start to be complaints about Cincinnatus?

3. Describe Cincinnatus's walk through the prison staircase.

4. What does Pierre say about himself?

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

6. What relatives does Marthe bring with her the first time she visits Cincinnatus in prison?

7. What does Cincinnatus hear in the prison hallway?

8. How does Cincinnatus describe his difference from other people?

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

10. Describe the inside of the prison.

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