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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. The condemned man feels as if his ears _______________________.
(a) Are being punctured with a knife.
(b) Are bleeding.
(c) Are being ripped off.
(d) Are plugged up.

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

3. What do the privates do after moving away from the man?
(a) Wipe their brows.
(b) Stand in silence.
(c) Ride away.
(d) Pull away their planks.

4. How many sentinels stand guard over the men on the platform?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What do all the men on the platform have in common?
(a) They are all bald.
(b) They are from the Federal army.
(c) They all have brown hair.
(d) They are all smoking cigars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a rank among the men on the platform with the man?

2. What are the man's movements?

3. What does the condemned man note about the driftwood in the water below?

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

5. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Part 3 begin?

2. Explain the second step in the execution.

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

4. What other characters appear at the scene with the condemned man?

5. What is the unwritten rule guiding the soldiers in their demeanor at the execution?

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

7. Describe the vortex in which Peyton finds himself after thinking he was safe from the Federal soldiers.

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

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

10. What physical pain returns to Peyton as he walks on the road?

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