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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the man doing with his hands?
(a) He is clapping.
(b) They are tied behind his back.
(c) He is signalling for help.
(d) He is waving to his friends.

3. What does the condemned man note about the driftwood in the water below?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is gray.
(c) It is huge.
(d) It is moving slowly.

4. When it is time for the execution, who moves away from the location first?
(a) The colonel.
(b) The two privates.
(c) The general.
(d) The sergeant.

5. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.
(a) Jarring.
(b) Maddening.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Calming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?

2. What do the man's clothes indicate about him?

3. What does the condemned man NOT wear?

4. The condemned man thinks the loud sound is like _____________________.

5. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?

(see the answer key)

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