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

2. What is the man's probable profession?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Planter.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Gambler.

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

4. Which of the following does the condemned man NOT visualize in his mind?
(a) Ripping off the noose.
(b) Shooting the sergeant.
(c) Diving into the water.
(d) Swimming away.

5. When it is time for the execution, who moves away from the location first?
(a) The two privates.
(b) The colonel.
(c) The sergeant.
(d) The general.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the man's movements?

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

3. Where is the man standing at the beginning of Part 1?

4. What does the condemned man NOT wear?

5. What does the man think of when he closes his eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is noted about the man's position and posture?

2. How does Part 3 begin?

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

4. How does the second part of Part 3 begin and how can it be characterized?

5. Explain how the author almost tries to warn Peyton by the statement of "All's fair in love and war."

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

7. What is the fourth and final step of the execution?

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

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

10. Describe the road that Peyton discovers.

(see the answer keys)

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