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

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

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

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

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

8. During what war does the story take place?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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