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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary technique does the author use when he says that death is a dignitary?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

2. The man in the noose stands at one end of the plank and __________________ stands at the other.
(a) The sergeant.
(b) A private.
(c) A minister.
(d) The governor.

3. What does the captain do after giving the signal to the sergeant?
(a) Rides away.
(b) Shoots his pistol.
(c) Steps aside.
(d) Salutes the troops.

4. How can the condemned man's eyes be described?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Closed.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Frantic.

5. What does Peyton do while waiting for an opportunity to serve the South?
(a) As little as possible.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Anything he can.
(d) Writes newsletters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the soldier say that the Yanks have built at the Owl Creek Bridge?

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

3. What did the soldier ask Peyton regarding directions?

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

5. Who stands with the spectators?

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