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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 condemned man want to take off his body?
(a) The hood.
(b) The noose.
(c) The blindfold.
(d) His coat.
2. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Crude.
(c) Unjust.
(d) Efficient.
3. Which of the following is NOT a step in the hanging?
(a) The plank will tilt.
(b) The man will fall.
(c) The sergeant will step off the plank.
(d) The sergeant will slap the horse.
4. Who is the author of AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE?
(a) Ambrose Pierce.
(b) Anthonio Bierce.
(c) Ambrose Bierce.
(d) Ambrose Pearson.
5. What literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allegory.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of sound distracts the condemned man's thoughts?
2. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?
3. What is the date of the beginning of Part 1?
4. Who are the spectators for the execution?
5. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how the metallic sound affects the man and what does he discover is the source of the sound?
2. What does the condemned man think of while closing his eyes and what breaks his concentration?
3. What is the unwritten rule guiding the soldiers in their demeanor at the execution?
4. What does the condemned man look at from his position?
5. What is the point of view used by the author in Part 2 and how can you determine that.
6. How does Peyton reveal that he is thinking of violating the posted notice in order to help the Southern cause?
7. What frightens Peyton about the night sky and walking through the woods?
8. Describe the vortex in which Peyton finds himself after thinking he was safe from the Federal soldiers.
9. What questions does the author plant in the reader's mind about why Peyton was selected for the encounter with the Federal scout?
10. How can Peyton's devotion to the Southern cause be identified?
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