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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 Pierre say when Cincinnatus asks if he is telling the truth?
(a) That he can neither confirm nor deny it.
(b) That he often lies, but not about this.
(c) That he's insulted by the question.
(d) That he never lies.

2. What does Cincinnatus have to eat when Emmie comes into his cell?
(a) Sweet rolls and orange juice.
(b) Eggs and bacon.
(c) Coffee and cereal.
(d) Hot chocolate and toast.

3. What time does the cell light go out?
(a) At ten o'clock.
(b) At midnight.
(c) At eleven o'clock.
(d) At nine o'clock.

4. What does M'sieur Pierre show Cincinnatus?
(a) A collection of stamps from different times and places.
(b) Different colored stones.
(c) Snapshots of himself.
(d) Articles cut out from magazines.

5. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?
(a) Forgiving, empty-headed, and easily manipulated.
(b) Nagging, stubborn, and unfaithful.
(c) Friendly, happy, and giving.
(d) Beautiful, humble, and weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?

2. Where does Rodion tell Cincinnatus to go while his cell is cleaned?

3. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?

4. Which way does Rodion sharpen a pencil?

5. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Cincinnatus's early days with his wife.

3. Why does Pierre turn into a circus performer?

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

5. How do the lawyer, the prison director, and Rodion characterize Cincinnatus' behavior?

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

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

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

9. What does Cincinnatus hear in the prison hallway?

10. Besides how long Cincinnatus has until his execution, what else does Cincinnatus want to know from his captors? What is their response?

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