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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holds the critical plank in place?
(a) A rope.
(b) A horse.
(c) The sergeant.
(d) An anchor.

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

3. Which of the following does the condemned man NOT visualize in his mind?
(a) Shooting the sergeant.
(b) Ripping off the noose.
(c) Diving into the water.
(d) Swimming away.

4. What does the condemned man want to do as the noise pounds in his head?
(a) Beg for mercy.
(b) Scream.
(c) Shoot himself.
(d) Cry.

5. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?
(a) His watch.
(b) A chain.
(c) Coins.
(d) The bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction is the man looking?

2. Where are the sentinels standing guard?

3. Where is the man standing at the beginning of Part 1?

4. How old is the man to be hanged?

5. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.

(see the answer key)

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