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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) The sentence was pronounced in a coded phrase.
(b) The sentence was pronounced three times in repetion.
(c) The sentences was pronounced in a foreign language.
(d) The sentence was pronounced backwards.

2. How does Cincinnatus describe his wife?
(a) Friendly, happy, and giving.
(b) Forgiving, empty-headed, and easily manipulated.
(c) Beautiful, humble, and weak.
(d) Nagging, stubborn, and unfaithful.

3. What does Cincinnatus look at in the library catalog?
(a) A photograph of himself.
(b) A child's drawings.
(c) A note from the librarian.
(d) A map of the town.

4. Where is the new prisoner sitting when Cincinnatus first sees him?
(a) On the floor.
(b) At the table.
(c) On the bed.
(d) On a chair in the corner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Cincinnatus in his prison cell?

2. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?

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

4. After Cincinnatus gets the news about the new prisoner, what does his cot seem to change into?

5. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?

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