An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Comprehension 1
Authored by Thameen Ahmad
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why is the narrator of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” surprised to find Peyton Farquhar about to be hanged?
Farquhar is already dead.
Only gentlemen are hanged in Alabama.
Hanging has been outlawed in Alabama.
Farquhar looks kindly and is a gentleman.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” why does the narrator describe how Peyton Farquhar reacts to the sound of his watch?
to show that Farquhar’s sense perceptions had become very distorted
to draw a parallel between Farquhar and his executioners
to explain why Farquhar had come to the bridge
to illustrate the cruelty of the Union soldiers
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CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
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