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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?
(a) Salmon swimming upstream.
(b) A piece of driftwood.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Sun sparkling on the surface.

2. The method of execution in the story is __________________.
(a) New.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Precise.
(d) Military style.

3. Which of the following is NOT a step in the hanging?
(a) The plank will tilt.
(b) The sergeant will slap the horse.
(c) The sergeant will step off the plank.
(d) The man will fall.

4. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?
(a) Finding his gun.
(b) Freeing his hands.
(c) Bribing the guards.
(d) Talking to the governor.

5. During what war does the story take place?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state is the man located?

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

3. Why is the man immobile?

4. The sentinels are as still as ________________.

5. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.

(see the answer key)

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