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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. Who does the guard sent by Cicero turn out to be?
(a) A spy.
(b) A man sent by Roscius to protect Gordianus.
(c) Someone sent to kill Gordianus.
(d) Cicero's guard, as he said.

2. After the incident with the guards, Gordianus and Bethesda flee to_____________.
(a) The country.
(b) Caecilia's house.
(c) A neighbor's house.
(d) Cicero's house.

3. What is the most important piece of information that Felix and Chrestus tell Gordianus?
(a) Where Roscius was the night his father was killed.
(b) Who really killed Rosicus (pater).
(c) What happened to Elena and her baby.
(d) Why Chrysogonus wanted the land.

4. When Rufus and Gordianus are alone in Caecilia's garden, they discuss _________________.
(a) A party in Sulla's honor given by Chrysogonus the following evening.
(b) That Rufus is convinced Roscius is guilty.
(c) Why Magnus and Capito want the land.
(d) What Rufus thinks of Chyrsogonus.

5. The owner at the Bleating Lamb tells Gordianus that________________.
(a) The man he wants to talk to is dead.
(b) That the elder Roscius was his uncle.
(c) There are other members of the Roscii family.
(d) They don't know about Roscius.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gordianus tells Roscius what he learned, how does Roscius respond?

2. Who is Mallius Glaucia?

3. According to Titus Megarus, ____________________________.

4. What does Carus reveal to Gordianus?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Gordianus learn about Roscia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gordianus want to be invited to dinner at the home of Titus Megarus?

2. How does Gordianus convince Rufus to attend the party in honor of Sulla?

3. Did Roscius's name get restored and the land returned to his son? Explain.

4. Titus tells Gordianus that the locals were told that Roscius was on the proscription list and therefore his property would be sold at auction. Why does Gordianus find this odd?

5. Do you think the old blind man at the tavern is wise? Or crazy?

6. What does Gordianus find out about Roscia that impacts him greatly?

7. Who bought Roscius's property at auction?

8. On the second visit to Carus, what does Gordianus find out?

9. After finding out all he could in Ameria, Gordianus is ready to return to Rome. What does he do first?

10. When Gordianus returns to Rome, he once again talks with Roscius (filius). What does he find out?

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