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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Mrs. Farquhar's demeanor about getting the water?
(a) She is hesitant.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She is happy to do it.
(d) She does it grudgingly.

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

5. What does Peyton think about his opportunity to serve in the war?
(a) It will never come.
(b) He will have to be alert and on the lookout.
(c) It may come if he is patient.
(d) It will come at some point.

6. 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.

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

8. What can be inferred about the story at the end of Part 2?
(a) Peyton is going to enlist in the army.
(b) Something ominous is about to take place.
(c) Peyton's wife is going to be injured.
(d) Peyton is going to be a spy.

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

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

11. What does the soldier say happened at the bridge last winter?
(a) The bridge gave way from ice.
(b) A flood.
(c) A train derailed.
(d) A blizzard.

12. What does the soldier say about the driftwood he saw?
(a) It was a strange color.
(b) It was in little pieces.
(c) It would be dry now.
(d) It was covered in moss.

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

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

15. The soldiers say the Yanks have already reached ________________________-.
(a) The Owl Creek Bridge.
(b) Richmond.
(c) The gun depot.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peyton is a civilian with _________________.

2. What are Peyton and his wife doing when they are approached by someone?

3. In what direction is the soldier headed when he rides past the Farquhar house again?

4. What does the soldier pause to do?

5. Who is with Peyton when he is approached by someone at his property?

(see the answer keys)

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