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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. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?
(a) In a month.
(b) The next day.
(c) On the day of his execution.
(d) In a week.

2. What explanation does Marthe give Cincinnatus for why his execution has been delayed?
(a) There is a problem with the execution platform.
(b) Everyone is too tired.
(c) There is a possibility of a new trial.
(d) The weather is wrong.

3. What does Cincinnatus think when the scratching noises pause and then continue?
(a) That the scratcher is uncertain.
(b) That he cannot stop them.
(c) That he has communicated.
(d) That the scratcher may want to harm him.

4. Who has asked Marthe to marry him?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Their former neighbor.
(c) The prison director.
(d) A city official.

5. Where do the city officials gather to meet with Pierre and Cincinnatus?
(a) The public notary's house.
(b) The police chief's house.
(c) The vice-mayor's house.
(d) The deputy city manager's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus complain about that causes Pierre to call him rude?

2. What do the guards bring Cincinnatus instead of hot chocolate to drink?

3. What does Cincinnatus do on the morning of his scheduled execution?

4. What does Pierre do when Rodrig Ivanovich comes in to listen to his lecture?

5. Who brings Cincinnatus' chair back to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Emmie's mother describe as Emmie's last prank before going back to school?

5. Describe the plot of Quercus.

6. What does Cincinnatus's letter to Marthe say?

7. What does the librarian do when Cincinnatus tries to express his true thoughts?

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

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

10. What announcements does the deputy city director make before the execution?

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