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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the soldier's true job?
(a) He is a Federal scout.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a newspaper editor.
(d) He is a Federal general.

4. What did the soldier ask Peyton regarding directions?
(a) He didn't ask anything about directions.
(b) He wanted to know how far it was to Owl Creek Bridge.
(c) He asked about the next town.
(d) He asked how to get to Owl Creek Bridge.

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

6. For what does the soldier ask?
(a) A drink of water.
(b) A bit of food.
(c) A fresh horse.
(d) Directions.

7. How far does the soldier say it is to Owl Creek Bridge?
(a) About 50 miles.
(b) About 30 miles.
(c) About 300 miles.
(d) About 3 miles.

8. What did the soldier see lying against the pier the last time he was at the bridge?
(a) Some guns.
(b) Fishing poles.
(c) Driftwood.
(d) A dead body.

9. How did the soldier approach Peyton's house?
(a) On horseback.
(b) Crawling.
(c) On a mule.
(d) Walking.

10. Who approaches Peyton and his wife as they sit outside their home?
(a) A minister.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A traveling salesman.

11. What prevented Peyton's enlisting in the army?
(a) It is not known.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Flat feet.
(d) Bad heart.

12. What does the soldier say that the Yanks have built at the Owl Creek Bridge?
(a) A gun depot.
(b) A church.
(c) A stockade.
(d) A train station.

13. In what direction is the soldier headed when he rides past the Farquhar house again?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

14. Who is with Peyton when he is approached by someone at his property?
(a) His son.
(b) No one.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

15. Who issued a notice that is posted at the Owl Creek Bridge?
(a) The governor.
(b) The president.
(c) The commandant.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Peyton drawn into the soldier's story?

2. What is Peyton Farquhar's occupation?

3. What is the second question Peyton asks the soldier?

4. What is the name of the character introduced in Part 2?

5. What saying did Peyton believe in his heart?

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