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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus start doing in his cell after Emmie's visit?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Whistling.

2. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?
(a) A woman singing and gradually becoming a chorus and then an orchestra.
(b) A man getting up to help him, and his shadow not following right away.
(c) A spider growing larger and larger, and then turning into a bus.
(d) A bird flying up into the sky and becoming a cloud.

3. Who does Emmie slip past when he opens the door to Cincinnatus's cell?
(a) The prison guard.
(b) Cincinnatus's lawyer.
(c) The prison director.
(d) Cincinnatus.

4. 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.

5. What does Cincinnatus credit his lawyer with?
(a) Making eloquent speeches that accomplish nothing.
(b) Saving him from a worse punishment than beheading.
(c) Avoiding doing anything at all at the trial.
(d) Making himself look good at Cincinnatus's expense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?

2. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?

3. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?

4. What is Cincinnatus's first job?

5. What does Cincinnatus think would be necessary for Emmie to rescue him?

(see the answer key)

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