An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge 2020

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

• A southern spy is put on trial.

• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

• A man is going to be hanged.

• Troops are laying railroad tracks.

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

• the order of the events

• the reason for the hanging

• how the characters act

• the setting and the mood

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

• the breaking of the hangman's noose

• Farquar's underwater struggle

• the shooting by the Union sentries

• the order in which the events occur

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.

• His senses are strong before his death.

• He wants to know his time of death.

• Everything else around him is quiet.

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 a job building a new bridge.

• He wants to set Farquhar up for a fall.

• He wants to disrespect his commandant.

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

• for being from the Confederacy

• for planning against the enemy

• for spying on Union activities

• for refusing to feed Union soldiers

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

• If I could free my hands," he thought...

• The thought of his wife and children urged him on...

• The man who was being hanged was about thirty-five...

• To be hanged or drowned is not so bad, but I can't be shot

In the story, which event occurs last?

• Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.

• Farquhar's board is released and he falls.

• Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.

• Farquhar dies of hanging.

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

• Farquhar falls through the bridge.

• Farquhar imagines greeting his wife.

• Farquhar's neck snaps and he dies.

• Farquhar imagines dodging bullets.

Which message is Bierce trying to convey in the story?

• People get themselves in trouble taking foolish risks.

• Soldiers must follow orders regardless of personal feelings.

• Whatever can go wrong probably will.

• War makes men cruel and indifferent to personal life.