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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevented Peyton's enlisting in the army?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Bad heart.
(c) It is not known.
(d) Flat feet.

2. Peyton wants to know _______________________ if he could overcome the sentinel.
(a) What a civilian could accomplish.
(b) Why a civilian would want to risk it even.
(c) If a civilian would get a reward.
(d) If a civilian would need help.

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

4. What does the soldier say happened at the bridge last winter?
(a) The bridge gave way from ice.
(b) A train derailed.
(c) A flood.
(d) A blizzard.

5. Peyton is a politician and a(n) ___________________.
(a) Anarchist.
(b) Abolitionist.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Secessionist.

6. What is Mrs. Farquhar's demeanor about getting the water?
(a) She does it grudgingly.
(b) She is hesitant.
(c) She is happy to do it.
(d) She refuses.

7. Who gets the water for the soldier?
(a) Clayton Farquhar.
(b) Mrs. Farquhar.
(c) A house slave.
(d) Peyton Farquhar.

8. Who approaches Peyton and his wife as they sit outside their home?
(a) A traveling salesman.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A minister.

9. Who does the soldier say is repairing the railroads?
(a) The Rebs.
(b) The locals.
(c) The Yanks.
(d) The government.

10. What does Peyton do while his wife is getting the water?
(a) Invites him to dinner.
(b) Pulls out his gun.
(c) Returns to the house.
(d) Approaches the soldier.

11. Who issued a notice that is posted at the Owl Creek Bridge?
(a) The governor.
(b) The commandant.
(c) The president.
(d) The mayor.

12. How far does the soldier say it is to Owl Creek Bridge?
(a) About 300 miles.
(b) About 30 miles.
(c) About 50 miles.
(d) About 3 miles.

13. How does the soldier say he knows about the order?
(a) He wrote it.
(b) He saw it.
(c) He heard about it.
(d) He saw a poster about it.

14. What is aroused in Peyton at the end of Part 2?
(a) His passions.
(b) His love.
(c) His curiosity.
(d) His anger.

15. In what direction is the soldier headed when he rides past the Farquhar house again?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Peyton when he is approached by someone at his property?

2. What is Peyton Farquhar's occupation?

3. The soldiers say the Yanks have already reached ________________________-.

4. What did the soldier see lying against the pier the last time he was at the bridge?

5. The soldier says the driftwood would burn __________________.

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