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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do after giving the signal to the sergeant?
(a) Steps aside.
(b) Shoots his pistol.
(c) Rides away.
(d) Salutes the troops.

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

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

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

5. What does the condemned man NOT wear?
(a) A hat.
(b) A tie.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A hood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man standing on?

2. How old is the man to be hanged?

3. When it is time for the execution, who moves away from the location first?

4. What does the man think of when he closes his eyes?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe the condemned man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is noted about the man's position and posture?

2. What does Peyton experience when the rope is finally removed from his neck?

3. What happens just as Peyton is about to embrace his wife?

4. What happens to startle Peyton out of his reverie of the beauty of the nature he sees?

5. What does the soldier tell Peyton about a notice that has been posted?

6. Explain how the author almost tries to warn Peyton by the statement of "All's fair in love and war."

7. How can Peyton's devotion to the Southern cause be identified?

8. What idea does the soldier offer up on how a person could accomplish something regarding the destruction of the bridge?

9. What is the fourth and final step of the execution?

10. How can Part 3 be considered to be broken into two parts and how would the first part be characterized?

(see the answer keys)

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