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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. What does the soldier pause to do?
(a) Cough.
(b) Collect his thoughts.
(c) Drink the water.
(d) Tell a joke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Peyton NOT long to experience as a soldier?

2. What does Peyton do while waiting for an opportunity to serve the South?

3. What does Peyton ask after the soldier tells about the order?

4. What prevented Peyton's enlisting in the army?

5. At what time of day is Peyton approached by someone at his property?

(see the answer keys)

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