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

2. In what state is the man located?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Arizona.

3. Who are the spectators for the execution?
(a) A company of infantrymen.
(b) Some nosy local people.
(c) Some news reporters.
(d) Families of the victim.

4. In what direction is the man looking?
(a) To the left.
(b) To the right.
(c) Down.
(d) Up.

5. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.
(a) Maddening.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Calming.
(d) Jarring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime has the condemned man committed?

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

3. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?

4. What is the man's probable profession?

5. During what war does the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Peyton and the soldier do as Mrs. Farquhar gets the glass of water?

2. How did Peyton characterize himself?

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

4. What does the condemned man view as his only chance at escape?

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

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

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

8. Explain the second step in the execution.

9. How does Part 1 end?

10. Who does Peyton see coming to meet him and how does he respond?

(see the answer keys)

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