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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What color eyes does the condemned man have?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the man immobile?
(a) He is paralyzed.
(b) His neck is in a noose.
(c) He is trying to hide.
(d) He is playing a game.

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

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

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

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

15. What do all the men on the platform have in common?
(a) They are all smoking cigars.
(b) They are all bald.
(c) They all have brown hair.
(d) They are from the Federal army.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.

2. What are the slack boards laid upon?

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

4. What holds the critical plank in place?

5. What is the date of the beginning of Part 1?

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