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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 color eyes does the condemned man have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

2. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?
(a) Closed.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Frantic.

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

4. How old is the man to be hanged?
(a) 35.
(b) 66.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What holds the critical plank in place?

2. The sergeant salutes the captain and ____________________.

3. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?

4. What is the man's probable profession?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What questions does the author plant in the reader's mind about why Peyton was selected for the encounter with the Federal scout?

3. How does Part 3 end?

4. Describe what Peyton feels immediately after falling through the bridge.

5. Who does Peyton see coming to meet him and how does he respond?

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

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

8. Why did Peyton not enlist in the Confederate army?

9. Describe the darkness and uncertainty of the forest and what incentive keeps Peyton moving.

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

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