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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Peyton drawn into the soldier's story?
(a) He loves a good story.
(b) He needs material for a novel.
(c) He wants something to tell his grandchildren one day.
(d) He longs to be part of the glory of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. The posted order states that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad ______________________.

2. What does Peyton do while his wife is getting the water?

3. Who approaches Peyton and his wife as they sit outside their home?

4. For what does the soldier ask?

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

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