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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second part of Part 3 seems to be ______________.
(a) Surreal.
(b) Accurate.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Historical.

2. When does the soldier reappear at the Farquhar house?
(a) An hour later.
(b) A year later.
(c) Never.
(d) The following week.

3. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?
(a) His coat.
(b) The blindfold.
(c) The hood.
(d) The noose.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who issued a notice that is posted at the Owl Creek Bridge?

2. What does Peyton reach out to touch?

3. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?

4. What time of day is it when Peyton arrives at his home?

5. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

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