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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man standing on?
(a) Slack boards.
(b) Stirrups.
(c) Ship's plank.
(d) Ground.

2. In what state is the man located?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arizona.

3. What do all the men on the platform have in common?
(a) They are all smoking cigars.
(b) They all have brown hair.
(c) They are all bald.
(d) They are from the Federal army.

4. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?
(a) He salutes.
(b) He shakes his hand.
(c) He nods.
(d) He winks.

5. Why is the man immobile?
(a) His neck is in a noose.
(b) He is playing a game.
(c) He is trying to hide.
(d) He is paralyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the position of the man to be hanged?

2. What does the condemned man want to do as the noise pounds in his head?

3. What literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?

4. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

5. According to the soldiers' ____________, death is to be honored.

(see the answer key)

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