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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 literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Simile.

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

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

4. What holds the critical plank in place?
(a) A rope.
(b) The sergeant.
(c) A horse.
(d) An anchor.

5. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Crude.
(d) Efficient.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what direction is the man looking?

3. How many other men are on the platform with the man?

4. What do the man's clothes indicate about him?

5. Who stands with the spectators?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprise twist occurs in the plot an hour after the soldier leaves the Farquhar house?

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

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

4. Explain the third step in the execution.

5. Describe the road that Peyton discovers.

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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