"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Quiz

Before the war, Peyton Farquhar was a

• gentleman planter

• soldier

• chemist

• carpenter

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What has the Union army said will happen to anyone trying to sabotage Owl Creek Bridge?

• They will be hanged without a trial.

• They will be thrown in prison.

• They will be forced to join the Union army.

• They will be sent to England.

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What noise does Peyton Farquhar hear that bothers him so much?

• The ticking of his watch.

• The screaming of a hawk

• The voices of the soldiers

• The crying of his children

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What is a "federal scout"?

• a Union spy

• a low-ranking Confederate soldier

• A British explorer

• a politician

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How does Peyton Farquhar seem to escape?

• a Confederate soldier rescues him

• The rope intended to hang him breaks

• He gets his hands free and fights his way out

• He is let go when he is found innocent

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Farquhar says "To be hanged and drowned... that is not so bad; but I do not wish to be..."

• shot

• recaptured

• imprisoned

• forced to serve in the enemy military

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After missing him with their muskets, what do the Union soldiers on the bridge do?

• chase him on foot

• shoot grapeshot at him from a cannon

• give up

• retreat

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What does Farquhar notice as he walks toward home?

• everything looks different

• everything is quiet and deserted

• there are too many people

• he is going the wrong way

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What starts to happen to Farquhar as he gets nearer to home?

• He becomes too sleepy to walk.

• He realizes he is being followed.

• He starts to experience more pain from his attempted hanging

• He realizes he is nowhere near his home.

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What happens just as Farquhar is about to hug his wife?

• He is shot from behind.

• He sees another man leaving their house.

• He dies from the actual hanging

• He is forced to leave her again

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