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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 do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?
(a) He redresses and undresses in several different outfits, changing personality.
(b) He continues undressing and takes apart his entire body.
(c) He puts his clothes in the bed to form a second version of him.
(d) He throws his clothes out the window.

2. Who does the director say will need time to prepare for the execution?
(a) Cincinnatus.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) The director.
(d) The executioner.

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

4. In the prison rule number two, what does it say is the prison's pride?
(a) A prisoner's meekness.
(b) A prisoner's misery.
(c) A prisoner's happiness.
(d) A prisoner's good behavior.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?

3. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?

4. What does Cincinnatus do with the special envelope his lawyer has brought?

5. How does Cincinnatus feel about his wife?

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