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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the condemned man note about the driftwood in the water below?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is moving slowly.
(c) It is huge.
(d) It is gray.

4. Peyton comes from a highly respected family of __________________.
(a) Arms builders.
(b) Cotton merchants.
(c) Slave owners.
(d) Shipbuilders.

5. The wind through the tree branches sounds like what to Peyton?
(a) Harps.
(b) Violins.
(c) Harmonicas.
(d) Dulcimers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT happen after the light disappears?

2. How can Peyton's senses be described when he surfaces in the water?

3. Why is the man immobile?

4. Peyton wants to know _______________________ if he could overcome the sentinel.

5. What can be inferred about the crime Peyton may have committed?

(see the answer key)

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