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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the city officials say to Pierre at the end of the supper?
(a) They hope they'll have more executions for him.
(b) They warn him to be careful.
(c) They congratulate him.
(d) They give him a raise.

2. What explanation does Marthe give Cincinnatus for why his execution has been delayed?
(a) There is a possibility of a new trial.
(b) There is a problem with the execution platform.
(c) The weather is wrong.
(d) Everyone is too tired.

3. What happens to the tunnel entrance in Cincinntus' cell?
(a) It is covered with a sign that says "Do Not Enter."
(b) It disappears without explanation.
(c) It is plastered over.
(d) It is loosely boarded over.

4. What falls from the sky when Cincinnatus goes to bed to read his novel?
(a) A dead bird.
(b) A note from Marthe.
(c) A large purple pot.
(d) A giant fake acorn.

5. What does Pierre keep in a large case?
(a) An axe.
(b) A sword.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A bow.

6. What does Cincinnatus say when he learns his mother has come to see him?
(a) He is too exhausted to have an opinion.
(b) He has been searching for her and is happy to see her for the first time.
(c) He doesn't want to see her.
(d) He is glad to meet with her again.

7. What is the last word that Cincinnatus has to find an additional piece of paper to write?
(a) Fear.
(b) Death.
(c) Evil.
(d) Life.

8. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus to do in the moments before the execution?
(a) Count.
(b) Close his eyes.
(c) Run.
(d) Pray.

9. What does Cincinnatus complain about that causes Pierre to call him rude?
(a) The slurping sound Pierre makes.
(b) Pierre's habit of talking quickly.
(c) The color of Pierre's clothes.
(d) The smell of Pierre's feet.

10. Who meets Cincinnatus, when he is finally outside of the prison?
(a) Rodrig.
(b) Rodion.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Emmie.

11. What happens to the prison as Cincinnatus leaves it?
(a) It fades to transparency.
(b) It crumbles.
(c) It flies away.
(d) Rodrig folds it up and puts it in his pocket.

12. What park is next to the meeting between Pierre, Cincinnatus, and the city officials?
(a) Blithely Forest.
(b) Tamara Gardens.
(c) Orlando Square.
(d) Prospero Park.

13. What does Cincinnatus have trouble deciding about his letter to Marthe?
(a) How to begin it.
(b) How to end it.
(c) Whether to send it.
(d) What to write it on.

14. What does Pierre lecture Cincinnatus on, in the evening after Emmie tells Cincinnatus she is planning his escape?
(a) The conflict between man's spiritual and earthly natures.
(b) Love, starting with brotherly love.
(c) Pleasure, starting with erotic pleasure.
(d) The nature of virtue and obedience.

15. When does Emmie tell Cincinnatus that her rescue attempt will take place?
(a) On the day of his execution.
(b) In a month.
(c) The next day.
(d) In a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus learn from the newspaper?

2. Where is the light on Cincinnatus' ceiling placed?

3. Who comes through the tunnel?

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

5. What does Cincinnatus do after he writes his last word?

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