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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 condemned man want to do as the noise pounds in his head?
(a) Cry.
(b) Shoot himself.
(c) Beg for mercy.
(d) Scream.

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

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

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

5. What is the man looking at?
(a) Faces.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the condemned man think is the solution for his predicament?

2. Where are the spectators located?

3. According to the soldiers' ____________, death is to be honored.

4. What are the man's movements?

5. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use one word to indicate Mrs. Farquhar's devotion to the Confederate cause?

2. What could account for Peyton's experiences in Part 3?

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

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

5. How is the apparatus for hanging the man set up?

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

7. What idea does the soldier offer up on how a person could accomplish something regarding the destruction of the bridge?

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

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

10. How does Part 1 end?

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