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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the soldier reappear at the Farquhar house?
(a) A year later.
(b) Never.
(c) An hour later.
(d) The following week.

3. How does the soldier say he knows about the order?
(a) He saw it.
(b) He wrote it.
(c) He heard about it.
(d) He saw a poster about it.

4. Who is mentioned in the posted order?
(a) Confederate soldiers.
(b) Civilians.
(c) Federal soldiers.
(d) Home guard.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Farquhar's demeanor about getting the water?

2. What is the soldier's true job?

3. When does the soldier say he had last been at the Owl Creek Bridge?

4. What does the soldier say happened at the bridge last winter?

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

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