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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What signal does the captain give to the sergeant?
(a) He nods.
(b) He shakes his hand.
(c) He winks.
(d) He salutes.

4. How old is the man to be hanged?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 66.
(d) 35.

5. What does the condemned man focus on in the water below?
(a) Sun sparkling on the surface.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A piece of driftwood.
(d) Salmon swimming upstream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the sentinels standing guard?

2. Why is Peyton drawn into the soldier's story?

3. What do the men in the infantry do while waiting for the execution?

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

5. How far does the soldier say it is to Owl Creek Bridge?

(see the answer key)

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