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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.
(a) The sergeant.
(b) A private.
(c) The governor.
(d) A minister.

5. The sergeant salutes the captain and ____________________.
(a) Rides away on his horse.
(b) Moves to stand behind him.
(c) Blows a bugle.
(d) Orders the men to shoot.

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

7. What is the man's probable profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Planter.
(d) Gambler.

8. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.
(a) Calming.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Maddening.
(d) Jarring.

9. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?
(a) Freeing his hands.
(b) Bribing the guards.
(c) Talking to the governor.
(d) Finding his gun.

10. The rope around the man's neck is attached to ______________________.
(a) A cross timber.
(b) A forklift.
(c) A tree.
(d) A scaffold.

11. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Salmon swimming upstream.
(c) A piece of driftwood.
(d) Sun sparkling on the surface.

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

13. What does the condemned man NOT wear?
(a) A hood.
(b) A hat.
(c) A tie.
(d) Shoes.

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

15. What is the man wearing?
(a) Overalls.
(b) Military uniform.
(c) Night shirt.
(d) A frockcoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does the condemned man have?

2. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe the condemned man?

4. Who are the spectators for the execution?

5. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?

(see the answer keys)

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