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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the man think of when he closes his eyes?
(a) His home.
(b) His wife and children.
(c) God.
(d) His mother.

3. Who stands with the spectators?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) A minister.
(d) The governor.

4. According to the soldiers' ____________, death is to be honored.
(a) Orders.
(b) Unwritten code.
(c) Instincts.
(d) Rule book.

5. In what state is the man located?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rope around the man's neck is attached to ______________________.

2. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?

3. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?

4. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.

5. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

(see the answer key)

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