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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soldiers treat death with military etiquette and _______________.
(a) Speeches.
(b) Eulogies.
(c) Singing.
(d) Silence.

2. What do the privates do after moving away from the man?
(a) Wipe their brows.
(b) Stand in silence.
(c) Pull away their planks.
(d) Ride away.

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

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

5. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?
(a) Frantic.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Closed.
(d) Sleepy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What holds the critical plank in place?

3. How old is the man to be hanged?

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

5. What is the man looking at?

(see the answer key)

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