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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 Peyton do when the rope is free of his neck?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Breathes deep.
(c) Screams to have it put back.
(d) Cries.

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

3. The wind through the tree branches sounds like what to Peyton?
(a) Violins.
(b) Dulcimers.
(c) Harmonicas.
(d) Harps.

4. What does Peyton ask after the soldier tells about the order?
(a) If he believes the poster to be true.
(b) How soon the Yanks will be arriving.
(c) How far it is to Owl Creek Bridge.
(d) If he has ever killed any Yanks.

5. Peyton thinks the noose looks like a _____________ in the water.
(a) Ribbon.
(b) Octopus.
(c) Snake.
(d) Net.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the soldier say he knows about the order?

2. What does Peyton hear parting the water nearby?

3. The sound becomes ______________ for the condemned man.

4. The condemned man thinks the loud sound is like _____________________.

5. Who stands with the spectators?

(see the answer key)

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