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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Peyton is a politician and a(n) ___________________.
(a) Secessionist.
(b) Abolitionist.
(c) Anarchist.
(d) Socialist.

3. What color is the uniform worn by the soldier?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Tan.
(d) Grey.

4. The posted order states that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad ______________________.
(a) Will be hanged.
(b) Will be ordered to enlist.
(c) Needs a license.
(d) Needs permission first.

5. What saying did Peyton believe in his heart?
(a) The early bird gets the worm.
(b) All is fair in love and war.
(c) He who laughs last, laughs best.
(d) Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

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

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

8. What does Peyton do while his wife is getting the water?
(a) Approaches the soldier.
(b) Pulls out his gun.
(c) Returns to the house.
(d) Invites him to dinner.

9. What time of day does the soldier return to the Farquhar house?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Nightfall.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.

10. What is the soldier's appearance?
(a) Drenched.
(b) Polished.
(c) Dusty.
(d) Dewy.

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

12. Peyton is a civilian with _________________.
(a) A criminal record.
(b) Political aspirations.
(c) The heart of a soldier.
(d) A bad reputation.

13. What did the soldier see at the bridge the last time he was there?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Ice chunks.

14. Why is the Federal army repairing the railroads?
(a) In preparation for another advance.
(b) To transport prisoners.
(c) To help rebuild the South.
(d) To transport cannons.

15. What is the name of the character introduced in Part 2?
(a) Preston Farquhar.
(b) Peyton Manning.
(c) Peyton Farquhar.
(d) Peyton Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be inferred about the story at the end of Part 2?

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

3. What does the soldier pause to do?

4. In what state does Peyton live?

5. Who is mentioned in the posted order?

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