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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the cell after Cincinnatus undresses at the end of his second day in prison, snapping Cincinnatus's world back to normal?
(a) Marthe.
(b) The spider.
(c) The prison director.
(d) Rodion.

2. Where is the prison located?
(a) Inside a cavern.
(b) In a lake in a valley.
(c) On a mountaintop.
(d) In the middle of the town.

3. What does the lawyer offer to Cincinnatus?
(a) Free services to make his will and a trust for his wife.
(b) Copies of the trial transcript.
(c) An autographed photo of himself.
(d) A private meeting with the judge.

4. What is Cincinnatus's first job?
(a) Repairing clocks.
(b) Making socks.
(c) Building toys.
(d) Binding books.

5. What job does Cincinnatus take on in his twenties?
(a) Kindergarten teacher.
(b) Window washer.
(c) Cake baker.
(d) Factory manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodion do while Cincinnatus looks out over the landscape?

2. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?

3. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?

4. What does Cincinnatus think is happening when he wakes up the third day?

5. How old is Cincinnatus when he gets his first job?

(see the answer key)

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