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

2. Who formally announces that Pierre is the executioner?
(a) Rodion.
(b) The director.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Cincinnatus's lawyer.

3. What does Pierre talk about during his game of chess with Cincinnatus?
(a) The weather.
(b) Sex.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

4. Who does Cincinnatus ask to deliver his letter to Marthe?
(a) Emmie.
(b) Pierre.
(c) The director.
(d) Rodion.

5. Where does Cincinnatus see Marthe, during his trip to the location of his execution?
(a) On a park bench, kissing a man.
(b) Peeking out of a window.
(c) In an apple tree.
(d) Hiding behind a wheelbarrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rodrig show Cincinnatus a 'photohoroscope' of?

2. What does Cincinnatus finally ask for as his last wish?

3. What does Cincinnatus attribute the scratching on the walls to?

4. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?

5. What does Cincinnatus insist on doing himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cincinnatus respond to Pierre's speech?

2. What is a nonnon?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Rodion act toward Cincinnatus?

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

10. Describe what happens to Cincinnatus's cell when the tunnel is completed.

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