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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the slack boards laid upon?
(a) Ravine.
(b) Grass.
(c) Railway supports.
(d) Dirt.

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

3. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the condemned man want to do as the noise pounds in his head?

2. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?

3. Where is the man standing at the beginning of Part 1?

4. In what direction is the man looking?

5. The condemned man feels as if his ears _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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