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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The condemned man feels as if his ears _______________________.
(a) Are bleeding.
(b) Are plugged up.
(c) Are being ripped off.
(d) Are being punctured with a knife.

2. Which of the following does Peyton NOT experience with the removal of the noose?
(a) His neck ached horribly.
(b) His heart tried to jump out of his mouth.
(c) His brain was on fire.
(d) A wave of cool, quiet relief.

3. What sense does Peyton have after he seems to wake up?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Lethargy.

4. Why is the Federal army repairing the railroads?
(a) To transport cannons.
(b) To help rebuild the South.
(c) In preparation for another advance.
(d) To transport prisoners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lay at both edges of the road that Peyton finds?

2. Peyton is devoted to the ____________________.

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

4. What is the man standing on?

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

(see the answer key)

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