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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day does the soldier return to the Farquhar house?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Nightfall.
(d) Noon.

2. What did the soldier see lying against the pier the last time he was at the bridge?
(a) A dead body.
(b) Some guns.
(c) Fishing poles.
(d) Driftwood.

3. 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 are all smoking cigars.
(d) They all have brown hair.

4. The soldiers treat death with military etiquette and _______________.
(a) Eulogies.
(b) Silence.
(c) Speeches.
(d) Singing.

5. Who stands with the spectators?
(a) A lieutenant.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A minister.
(d) The governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following figures does Peyton NOT mention when talking about approaching the bridge?

2. What does the condemned man NOT wear?

3. The sentinels are as still as ________________.

4. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?

5. What prevented Peyton's enlisting in the army?

(see the answer key)

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