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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the soldier see at the bridge the last time he was there?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Ice chunks.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Garbage.

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

3. What can be inferred about the crime Peyton may have committed?
(a) He shot a Yankee general.
(b) He set fire to the driftwood to burn the bridge.
(c) He deserted from the army.
(d) He burned a neighbor's plantation.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the condemned man?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Accomplished.
(c) Good-looking.
(d) Common criminal.

5. What does the soldier pause to do?
(a) Cough.
(b) Drink the water.
(c) Tell a joke.
(d) Collect his thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man standing on?

2. What does the captain do after giving the signal to the sergeant?

3. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.

4. What does the soldier say that the Yanks have built at the Owl Creek Bridge?

5. What is the man looking at?

(see the answer key)

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