An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge- Sec. 1&2

What is the setting of Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• North Alabama during the Gettysburg Address

• North Alabama during the Civil War.

• South Alabama during the Civil War

• South Alabama during the Gettysburg Address

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• A man is hanging out with friends

• A man is repairing a bridge

• A man is going to be hanged

• A man is going swimming

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What point-of-view is used at the beginning of the story?

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person limited POV

• 3rd person omniscient POV

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At what point in the story does the POV shift to third person limited?

• When the author explains how Peyton's wife served water to the stranger

• When the author explains what news the stranger shared with Peyton

• When the author explains Peyton's feelings and thoughts as he tries to get back home

• When the author explains what the soldiers are doing on the bridge

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the interaction between Farquhar and the soldier in Part II contribute to the plot of the story?

• Farquhar’s wife encourages Farquhar and the soldier to stay away from the bridge, which they disobey, leading to Farquhar’s capture.

• The Southern soldier informs Farquhar and his wife about the approaching Union army, and Farquhar offers to impede their progress at the bridge.

• The soldier is a Federal scout posing as a Confederate soldier that tricks Farquhar into attempting to sabotage the bridge and being captured for doing so. 

• Farquhar meets with the soldier at the bridge to discuss the best way to sabotage the Union army that is camped nearby.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Define flashback.

• The structure of a text

• An interruption of a flashback to show an event in the past

• An interruption of chronological order to show an event in the past

• An order of events

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the purpose of the flashback in section two?

• To show why Peyton is surrounded by soliders

• To explain Peyton's job

• To explain the purpose of the bridge

• To show why Peyton is being hanged

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is Peyton's profession?

• Store Owner

• Soldier

• Farmer

• Teacher

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the interaction between Farquhar and the stranger in Part II contribute to the plot of the story?

• Farquhar meets with the soldier at the bridge to discuss the best way to sabotage the Union army that is camped nearby.

• The Southern soldier informs Farquhar and his wife about the approaching Union army, and Farquhar offers to impede their progress at the bridge.

• Farquhar’s wife encourages Farquhar and the soldier to stay away from the bridge, which they disobey, leading to Farquhar’s capture.

• The soldier is a Federal scout posing as a Confederate soldier that tricks Farquhar into attempting to sabotage the bridge and being captured for doing so. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Peyton was whole heartedly devoted to what?

• His wife

• The Union

• The Confederacy

• His Country

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3