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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What holds the critical plank in place?
(a) A rope.
(b) A horse.
(c) An anchor.
(d) The sergeant.

3. The method of execution in the story is __________________.
(a) Precise.
(b) New.
(c) Unusual.
(d) Military style.

4. The sergeant salutes the captain and ____________________.
(a) Blows a bugle.
(b) Orders the men to shoot.
(c) Rides away on his horse.
(d) Moves to stand behind him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what war does the story take place?

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

3. How does the condemned man view the system of execution?

4. What prevented Peyton's enlisting in the army?

5. Where are the sentinels standing guard?

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