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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 does the lawyer offer to Cincinnatus?
(a) Copies of the trial transcript.
(b) An autographed photo of himself.
(c) Free services to make his will and a trust for his wife.
(d) A private meeting with the judge.

2. What does the librarian refuse to do?
(a) Bring Cincinnatus's books.
(b) Discuss the conditions of Cincinnatus's cell.
(c) Particpate in Pierre's card trick.
(d) Discuss the organization of the library.

3. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?
(a) Arguing against the trial system.
(b) Trying to steal a public statue.
(c) Trying to help Cincinnatus escape.
(d) Breaking into his wife's bedroom.

4. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?
(a) The lawyer is looking for his cufflink.
(b) The lawyer is looking for his reading glasses.
(c) The lawyer is looking for his library card.
(d) The lawyer is looking for his pen.

5. What does the director say is wrong with Roman Vissarionovich?
(a) He has a bad cold.
(b) He has pneumonia.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He has laryngitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Cincinnatus that the new prisoner has arrived?

2. Why does Cincinnatus start to go for a walk?

3. What does the director request Cincinnatus to do?

4. While Cincinnatus meets with his lawyer, who does the prison director inform Cincinnatus is coming?

5. What time does the cell light go out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Cincinnatus to finally be caught?

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

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

4. What does Pierre say about himself?

5. Why does Pierre turn into a circus performer?

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

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

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

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

10. What ring does Cincinnatus describe wearing in his memory from his childhood?

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