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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the spectators located?
(a) In line at parade rest.
(b) In bleachers.
(c) Standing in the grass.
(d) In a special soundproof room.

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

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

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

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

6. In what state is the man located?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Arizona.

7. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. What holds the critical plank in place?
(a) A horse.
(b) An anchor.
(c) A rope.
(d) The sergeant.

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Closed.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Frantic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction is the man looking?

2. Which of the following is NOT a rank among the men on the platform with the man?

3. What does the condemned man want to do as the noise pounds in his head?

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

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

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