View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the spider turn into before Cincinnatus leaves for his execution?
(a) A rat.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A mechanical fake.
(d) A bouncing ball.

2. What is the last word that Cincinnatus has to find an additional piece of paper to write?
(a) Evil.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

3. Where will the execution take place?
(a) Thriller Square.
(b) The Capitol Steps.
(c) Remembrance Monument.
(d) Honor Park.

4. Where does the tunnel lead to?
(a) The prison director's office.
(b) Pierre's cell.
(c) An empty cell.
(d) The library.

5. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?
(a) That he has moved out of the country.
(b) That she never saw his face.
(c) That he is dead.
(d) That he could be anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the prison as Cincinnatus leaves it?

2. What does Emmie say that she and Cincinnatus should do after he is rescued?

3. What does Pierre lecture Cincinnatus on, in the evening after Emmie tells Cincinnatus she is planning his escape?

4. What does Pierre anoint himself and Cincinnatus with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a nonnon?

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

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

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

8. Describe the plot of Quercus.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 711 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample