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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 gray.
(d) It is moving slowly.

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

9. What do the man's clothes indicate about him?
(a) He has been sucessful.
(b) He is too young to die.
(c) He is a criminal.
(d) He is a soldier.

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

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

12. Where are the sentinels standing guard?
(a) The ends of the bridge.
(b) In nearby fields.
(c) In trees.
(d) In boats.

13. Which of the following is NOT a step in the hanging?
(a) The plank will tilt.
(b) The sergeant will slap the horse.
(c) The man will fall.
(d) The sergeant will step off the plank.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the soldiers' ____________, death is to be honored.

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

3. What color eyes does the condemned man have?

4. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?

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

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