Owl Creek 1&2

Who is in the process of hanging this man?

• The Union Army

• The Confederate Army

• Southern vigilantes

• The people he enslaved

What is Death personified as?

• A high-ranking official

• A coach driver

• A sentinel

• A plantation owner

Why didn't Peyton Farquhar join the Confederate army?

• He has a paralyzed arm which prevents him from joining

• Though he is an enslaver, he disagreed with Alabama seceding from the Union

• His personality doesn't allow him to take orders as a soldier would need to

• He is far too old to be accepted into active service

What does Peyton Farquhar do that leads to his execution?

• He attempts to destroy the Owl Creek Bridge.

• The Union army has no real justification except for the fact that he is an enslaver

• He shoots at Union soldiers on their way to Owl Creek Bridge

• He is caught as he attempts to spy on the regiment stationed at Owl Creek Bridge

How does Farquhar get the information about Owl Creek Bridge?

• He intercepts a messenger of the Union army on his way to the bridge

• He is tricked by a Union scout disguised as a Confederate soldier

• His wife tells him a rumor about the bridge's vulnerability

• A Confederate solidier tells him about the bridge