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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peyton comes from a highly respected family of __________________.
(a) Cotton merchants.
(b) Arms builders.
(c) Slave owners.
(d) Shipbuilders.

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) The governor.
(d) A minister.

3. Which of the following did Peyton NOT long to experience as a soldier?
(a) The honor of a soldier's life.
(b) The opportunity for distinction.
(c) Shooting enemy soldiers.
(d) Something to put his energies into.

4. What is the second question Peyton asks the soldier?
(a) Where he comes from.
(b) How the bridge is guarded.
(c) How long he has been in the army.
(d) If he is married.

5. The condemned man feels as if his ears _______________________.
(a) Are being punctured with a knife.
(b) Are bleeding.
(c) Are plugged up.
(d) Are being ripped off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peyton say a civilian would have to do to gain access to the bridge?

2. What color is the uniform worn by the soldier?

3. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?

4. Who stands with the spectators?

5. At what time of day is Peyton approached by someone at his property?

(see the answer key)

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