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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What crime has the condemned man committed?
(a) It is unknown at this point.
(b) Spying.
(c) Murder.
(d) Robbery.

4. What role do the sentinels have in the impending execution?
(a) They will give the signal to proceed.
(b) They arrested the men.
(c) No role.
(d) They are waiting on word of a reprieve.

5. 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.

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

7. What holds the critical plank in place?
(a) A rope.
(b) An anchor.
(c) The sergeant.
(d) A horse.

8. Where is the man standing at the beginning of Part 1?
(a) A railroad bridge.
(b) An alley.
(c) A city street.
(d) A cave.

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

10. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?
(a) He shakes his hand.
(b) He nods.
(c) He winks.
(d) He salutes.

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

12. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?
(a) Coins.
(b) A chain.
(c) The bridge.
(d) His watch.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?

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

3. What does the captain do after giving the signal to the sergeant?

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

5. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?

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