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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cincinnatus ask to deliver his letter to Marthe?
(a) Rodion.
(b) Emmie.
(c) The director.
(d) Pierre.

2. What does CIncinnatus do in response to the scratching noises?
(a) Scratch on the walls.
(b) Knock on the walls.
(c) Call out.
(d) Nothing.

3. What time of day do the scratching noises start up again, for the last time?
(a) Exactly at noon.
(b) In the early morning.
(c) In the late afternoon.
(d) In the dead of night.

4. What is reflected in the mirror of the wardrobe that Marthe brings with her?
(a) A shadowy figure that Cincinnatus cannot make out.
(b) A corner of her and Cincinnatus' bedroom.
(c) The back of Marthe's head.
(d) Cincinnatus and Marthe's hallway and the front door beyond.

5. What additional news does Cincinnatus get at the same time?
(a) He will be allowed to meet with his wife.
(b) He will be allowed to choose the time of his execution.
(c) He will be given an extra daily dessert.
(d) He will be moved to a roomier cell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cecilia C. tell Cincinnatus about his father?

3. What is Marthe wearing when she meets with Cincinnatus?

4. What does M'sieur Pierre show Cincinnatus?

5. Why does CIncinnatus ask the guards to stop bringing the paper?

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