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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the man's movements?
(a) He is doing acrobatics.
(b) He is fixed on one spot.
(c) He is exercising on the ground.
(d) He is jumping up and down.

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

6. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?
(a) The noose.
(b) His coat.
(c) The blindfold.
(d) The hood.

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

8. Which of the following does NOT describe the condemned man?
(a) Common criminal.
(b) Accomplished.
(c) Good-looking.
(d) Wealthy.

9. What type of sound distracts the condemned man's thoughts?
(a) Metallic.
(b) Whirring.
(c) Thudding.
(d) Pounding.

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

11. Which of the following is NOT a rank among the men on the platform with the man?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Private.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

12. What is the position of the man to be hanged?
(a) A military officer.
(b) A spy.
(c) A wayward politician.
(d) A civilian.

13. What is the date of the beginning of Part 1?
(a) It not known.
(b) April 7, 1813.
(c) September 15, 1954.
(d) June 25, 1864.

14. The sentinels are as still as ________________.
(a) Statues.
(b) Death.
(c) Night.
(d) Sorrow.

15. How old is the man to be hanged?
(a) 66.
(b) 18.
(c) 35.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?

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

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

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

5. Where are the sentinels standing guard?

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