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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the beginning of Part 1?
(a) June 25, 1864.
(b) It not known.
(c) September 15, 1954.
(d) April 7, 1813.

2. What has Peyton never realized about where he lived?
(a) How wild an area it is.
(b) How beautiful it is.
(c) How many animals live there.
(d) How many types of vegetation grow there.

3. During what war does the story take place?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

4. What do all the men on the platform have in common?
(a) They are from the Federal army.
(b) They all have brown hair.
(c) They are all smoking cigars.
(d) They are all bald.

5. For what does the soldier ask?
(a) Directions.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) A bit of food.
(d) A fresh horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the sound that the condemned man hears?

2. The condemned man thinks the loud sound is like _____________________.

3. The wind through the tree branches sounds like what to Peyton?

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

5. What is the soldier's appearance?

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