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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peyton ask the soldier?
(a) If he is hungry.
(b) If he is a deserter.
(c) If he is wounded.
(d) What is the news from the front.

2. For what does the soldier ask?
(a) A bit of food.
(b) A fresh horse.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) Directions.

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

4. Which of the following does Peyton NOT experience with the removal of the noose?
(a) His brain was on fire.
(b) His heart tried to jump out of his mouth.
(c) A wave of cool, quiet relief.
(d) His neck ached horribly.

5. What does the condemned man note about the driftwood in the water below?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is moving slowly.
(c) It is huge.
(d) It is gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense does Peyton have after he seems to wake up?

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

3. Who is the author of AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE?

4. The posted order states that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad ______________________.

5. Thoughts of ______________ drove Peyton to keep walking.

(see the answer key)

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