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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE?
(a) Ambrose Bierce.
(b) Ambrose Pierce.
(c) Anthonio Bierce.
(d) Ambrose Pearson.

3. What is the man standing on?
(a) Slack boards.
(b) Stirrups.
(c) Ship's plank.
(d) Ground.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?
(a) Stare forward.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Close their eyes.
(d) Hum.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

2. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?

3. Where are the spectators located?

4. Which of the following does the condemned man NOT visualize in his mind?

5. What do the man's clothes indicate about him?

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