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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 does Emmie whisper in Cincinnatus's ear?
(a) She tells him the time of the escape.
(b) He cannot hear what she says.
(c) She tells him that she loves him.
(d) She tells him the route of their escape tunnel.

2. What does Cincinnatus learn from the newspaper?
(a) Pierre is missing.
(b) Pierre is ill.
(c) Pierre is comatose.
(d) Pierre is dead.

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

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

5. Who does Rodrig show Cincinnatus a 'photohoroscope' of?
(a) Emmie.
(b) Rodrig.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Cincinnatus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the tunnel entrance in Cincinntus' cell?

2. What does Cincinnatus insist on doing himself?

3. How does Cincinnatus say that the prison clock works?

4. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?

5. What does Cincinnatus refuse to do after Pierre's speech about why he pretended to be a prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. How does Cincinnatus respond to Pierre's speech?

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

10. What is a nonnon?

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