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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Rodion and Cincinnatus do when Rodion comes back to Cincinnatus's cell after first dropping him off?
(a) They sing.
(b) They fly.
(c) They dance.
(d) They jump.

2. Who is waiting for Cincinnatus in his prison cell?
(a) His wife.
(b) The judge.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) The prison director.

3. What does M'sieur Pierre show Cincinnatus?
(a) Snapshots of himself.
(b) Different colored stones.
(c) Articles cut out from magazines.
(d) A collection of stamps from different times and places.

4. What awakens Cincinnatus the third day?
(a) A taste.
(b) A smell.
(c) Noises.
(d) Light.

5. How does Pierre characterize Cincinnatus's desire to know the date of his execution?
(a) As mindless parroting.
(b) As light and friendly banter.
(c) As foolish curiosity.
(d) As a clever ruse.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Emmie leaves his cell, what does Cincinnatus start philosophizing about in his pile of books?

2. What does Pierre criticize Cincinnatus' attitude as?

3. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?

4. How does Cincinnatus say that the prison clock works?

5. What does the new prisoner look like?

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