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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the privates do after moving away from the man?
(a) Stand in silence.
(b) Pull away their planks.
(c) Wipe their brows.
(d) Ride away.

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

3. Where are the spectators located?
(a) In bleachers.
(b) In line at parade rest.
(c) Standing in the grass.
(d) In a special soundproof room.

4. Which of the following figures does Peyton NOT mention when talking about approaching the bridge?
(a) A man.
(b) A student of hanging.
(c) A civilian.
(d) A teacher.

5. Why is the man immobile?
(a) He is playing a game.
(b) He is trying to hide.
(c) His neck is in a noose.
(d) He is paralyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the position of the man to be hanged?

2. What does the soldier NOT do after he drinks his water?

3. What is aroused in Peyton at the end of Part 2?

4. What color eyes do the keenest marksmen supposedly have?

5. What is Peyton Farquhar's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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