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

2. What is the man doing with his hands?
(a) He is waving to his friends.
(b) He is clapping.
(c) They are tied behind his back.
(d) He is signalling for help.

3. The rope around the man's neck is attached to ______________________.
(a) A tree.
(b) A scaffold.
(c) A forklift.
(d) A cross timber.

4. What is the man wearing?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A frockcoat.
(c) Military uniform.
(d) Night shirt.

5. Why is the man immobile?
(a) He is paralyzed.
(b) He is trying to hide.
(c) His neck is in a noose.
(d) He is playing a game.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what state is the man located?

3. What holds the critical plank in place?

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

5. In what direction is the man looking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the road that Peyton discovers.

2. What does the condemned man look at from his position?

3. How does Peyton's walking take a more pleasant tone and where does he end up?

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

5. Why did Peyton not enlist in the Confederate army?

6. What can be determined about the condemned man by his appearance?

7. How does Peyton reveal that he is thinking of violating the posted notice in order to help the Southern cause?

8. Explain the second step in the execution.

9. Explain how Peyton ends up in a forest.

10. What is the first step in beginning the execution?

(see the answer keys)

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