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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Peyton Farquhar's occupation?
(a) Planter.
(b) Minister.
(c) Professor
(d) Merchant.

2. What is the man's probable profession?
(a) Planter.
(b) Gambler.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Merchant.

3. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?
(a) Crude.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Efficient.

4. What is the soldier's appearance?
(a) Polished.
(b) Dusty.
(c) Drenched.
(d) Dewy.

5. The soldiers say the Yanks have already reached ________________________-.
(a) The Owl Creek Bridge.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Richmond.
(d) The gun depot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the condemned man NOT visualize in his mind?

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

3. Where are the sentinels standing guard?

4. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.

5. Which of the following is NOT a step in the hanging?

(see the answer key)

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