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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

3. How many other men are on the platform with the man?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

4. What literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allegory.

5. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?
(a) Unjust.
(b) Efficient.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Crude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all the men on the platform have in common?

2. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?

3. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?

4. When it is time for the execution, who moves away from the location first?

5. The sentinels are as still as ________________.

(see the answer key)

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