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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Cincinnatus' body does Pierre examine?
(a) His back.
(b) His arm.
(c) His foot.
(d) His neck.

2. After Cincinnatus gets the news about the new prisoner, what does his cot seem to change into?
(a) A boat.
(b) A door.
(c) A bush.
(d) A horse.

3. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?
(a) Trying to steal a public statue.
(b) Breaking into his wife's bedroom.
(c) Arguing against the trial system.
(d) Trying to help Cincinnatus escape.

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

5. When does Pierre say that prison escapes happen?
(a) When you are unjustly accused.
(b) Only at night.
(c) Only in fairy tales.
(d) When the guards are lax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new prisoner look like?

2. What does Cincinnatus do outside the new prisoner's cell?

3. What about Pierre does Cincinnatus say might prevent him from making an effective escape?

4. How does Pierre characterize Cincinnatus's desire to know the date of his execution?

5. Who comes through the tunnel?

(see the answer key)

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