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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. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?
(a) He shakes his hand.
(b) He nods.
(c) He salutes.
(d) He winks.

3. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?
(a) His watch.
(b) A chain.
(c) The bridge.
(d) Coins.

4. What does the man think of when he closes his eyes?
(a) His mother.
(b) His home.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) God.

5. What are the slack boards laid upon?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Ravine.
(c) Grass.
(d) Railway supports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands with the spectators?

2. What role do the sentinels have in the impending execution?

3. What do the privates do after moving away from the man?

4. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peyton think has happened when everything goes cold and dark?

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

3. Explain how Peyton ends up in a forest.

4. Describe the vortex in which Peyton finds himself after thinking he was safe from the Federal soldiers.

5. What frightens Peyton about the night sky and walking through the woods?

6. What is known about Peyton's allegiance to the Confederate cause?

7. What is unexpected about the condemned man's appearance?

8. How does the soldier take his leave from the Farquhar home?

9. What physical pain returns to Peyton as he walks on the road?

10. Describe the road that Peyton discovers.

(see the answer keys)

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