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

2. What do women throw at Cincinnatus as he passes on the way to his execution?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Rice.

3. What happens to the scratching noises when Cincinnatus makes noise?
(a) They move to another part of the wall.
(b) They stop.
(c) They get very quiet.
(d) They get louder.

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

5. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?
(a) Because the newspaper is always filled with lies about him.
(b) Because he finds the news depressing.
(c) Because articles about his upcoming execution are always clipped out.
(d) Because the papers are starting to pile up in the corner of the cell.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the photohoroscope, when does the subject die?

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

5. Where will the execution take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pierre do after the party starts breaking up, before heading back to the prison?

3. How does Rodion act toward Cincinnatus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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