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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 captain do after giving the signal to the sergeant?
(a) Steps aside.
(b) Rides away.
(c) Salutes the troops.
(d) Shoots his pistol.

2. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?
(a) Talking to the governor.
(b) Finding his gun.
(c) Bribing the guards.
(d) Freeing his hands.

3. What do the man's clothes indicate about him?
(a) He has been sucessful.
(b) He is a soldier.
(c) He is too young to die.
(d) He is a criminal.

4. The sentinels are as still as ________________.
(a) Death.
(b) Night.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Statues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the position of the man to be hanged?

2. What crime has the condemned man committed?

3. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?

4. What is the man looking at?

5. What holds the critical plank in place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Part 3 end?

2. How does Part 2 help to fill in some information regarding the crime for which Peyton is to be hanged as learned in Part 1?

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

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

5. Describe the clarity of Peyton's senses when he surfaces.

6. What is the condemned man's opinion on the execution method from his vantage point?

7. What does Peyton experience when the rope is finally removed from his neck?

8. How did Peyton characterize himself?

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

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

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