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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the condemned man note about the driftwood in the water below?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is huge.
(c) It is moving slowly.
(d) It is gray.

2. What does Peyton reach out to touch?
(a) His coat.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His horse.

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

4. What does the condemned man want to take off his body?
(a) His coat.
(b) The noose.
(c) The hood.
(d) The blindfold.

5. According to the soldiers' ____________, death is to be honored.
(a) Unwritten code.
(b) Rule book.
(c) Instincts.
(d) Orders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Peyton see overhead?

3. What color is the light that shines through the trees in the forest?

4. What time of day is it when Peyton arrives at his home?

5. The remaining plank spans how many railroad ties?

(see the answer key)

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