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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. How does Cincinnatus get to the location of the execution?
(a) He walks.
(b) He rides on a bicycle.
(c) He rides on a horse.
(d) He rides in a carriage.

2. What park is next to the meeting between Pierre, Cincinnatus, and the city officials?
(a) Prospero Park.
(b) Blithely Forest.
(c) Tamara Gardens.
(d) Orlando Square.

3. How does Cincinnatus feel when he wakes on the scheduled morning of his execution?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Numb.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

4. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?
(a) Not quite in the center of the ceiling.
(b) At the edge of the room, right over the window.
(c) Exactly in the center of the ceiling.
(d) At the edge of the room, right over the door.

5. What initials are supposed to be spelled out in lights in the park?
(a) "P" and "R."
(b) "P" and "C."
(c) "E" and "P."
(d) "M" and "P."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the tunnel lead to?

2. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?

3. What does Cincinnatus do when Marthe offers to have sex with him?

4. Who does Cincinnatus ask to deliver his letter to Marthe?

5. What does Pierre talk about during his game of chess with Cincinnatus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconsistency in Cecilia C.'s clothes does Cincinnatus point out?

2. How does Pierre act during his chess game with Cincinnatus?

3. How does Marthe get permission to come and see Cincinnatus?

4. How does Cincinnatus react when Pierre, the director, and the lawyer announce that it is time for his execution?

5. What did Cecilia C. ask Marthe for, and what was Marthe's response?

6. What does Pierre realize that he has forgotten in his speech?

7. What does Pierre do, when the party moves outside at the meeting between Cincinnatus, Pierre, and the city officials?

8. What happens at the moment of Cincinnatus's execution?

9. What reason does Pierre give Cincinnatus for pretending to be a prisoner?

10. Describe the plot of Quercus.

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