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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the man looking at?
(a) Water.
(b) Faces.
(c) Trees.
(d) Sky.

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

4. In what direction is the man looking?
(a) Up.
(b) Down.
(c) To the right.
(d) To the left.

5. During what war does the story take place?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the slack boards laid upon?

3. What type of sound distracts the condemned man's thoughts?

4. What is the man doing with his hands?

5. What is the position of the man to be hanged?

(see the answer key)

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