An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

What activity opens the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• A southern spy is put on trial.
• A man is going to be hanged.
• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.
• Troops are laying railroad tracks.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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What must readers figure out in order to understand "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• the order of the events
• how the characters act
• the reason for the hanging
• the setting and the mood

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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Which of the following contributes most to the mystery of "An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• the breaking of the hangman's noose
• the shooting by the Union sentries
• Farquar's underwater struggle
• the order in which the events occur

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In "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", why does Farquhar hear his watch ticking as he dies?

• He hopes his watch will still start to work.
• He wants to know his time of death.
• His senses are strong before his death.
• Everything else around him is quiet.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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In "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which is in third-person limited point of view?

• "Peyton Farquhar was a well-to-do planter..."
• "A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama."
• "He wore a mustache and a pointed beard..."
• "He was awakened-it seemed-ages later- by a sharp pressure."

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," why does the federal scout want to burn the bridge?

• He wants to help the South win.
• He wants to set Farquhar up for a fall.
• He wants a job building a new bridge.
• He wants to disrespect his commandant.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Farquhar is a gentleman. Why might he be hanged?

• for being from the Confederacy
• for spying on Union activities
• for planning against the enemy
• for refusing to feed Union soldiers

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Which of these passages is written from an omniscient point of view?

• If I could free my hands," he thought...
• The man who was being hanged was about thirty-five...
• The thought of his wife and children urged him on...
• To be hanged or drowned is not so bad, but I can't be shot

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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In the story, which event occurs last?

• Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.
• Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.
• Farquhar's board is released and he falls.
• Farquhar dies of hanging.

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Which happens last in "real time sequence" of events?

• Farquhar falls through the bridge.
• Farquhar's neck snaps and he dies.
• Farquhar imagines greeting his wife.
• Farquhar imagines dodging bullets.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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