An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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

• A Southern spy is about to be put on trial.  
•  A man is about to be hanged.  
• Union soldiers are fixing the bridge.
• Troops are laying railroad track.

Which best describes the mood at the opening of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• solemn

• triumphant

• dreamy

• chaotic (chaos)

Based on this passage, what kind of man was the protagonist?

• A well-to-do gentleman with kind features

• A Confederate spy that the Union soldiers had been tracking

• An assassin who took advantage of Union soldiers

• A 35-year-old farmer struggling to make ends meet

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

What is the irony in this paragraph?

• The unbearably loud pounding was only the ticking of his watch

• His last thoughts were on his wife and children, not himself

• The pounding in the distance became louder, coming closer

• That a blacksmith would be working nearby the day of his execution

What does this paragraph most demonstrate about the protagonist?

• His anxiety about his execution is growing more intense and almost unbearable

• He becomes more aware of the world of nature around him in his final moments

• He shows little fear about his imminent death

• He can't stop thinking about anything but his family

Based on this passage, what can we infer that Peyton Farquhar attempted to do?

• Burn down the Owl Creek Bridge

• Hide at the bridge and kill the sentinels (guards)

• Guard the bridge against Union spies

• Give food and water to a Union soldier

What is the main function of the flashback in the story?

• to describe the effects of war on women and children 
• to show the treacherous nature of Union soldiers
• to generate sympathy for the Southern cause 
•  to explain why Peyton Farquhar is being hanged 

In this story, Farquhar is least devoted to

• his family.

• the South.

• law and order.

• his plantation.

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

• When the author explains how other soldiers looked on from the shoreline

• When the author explains how the stranger was a Union soldier

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

• When the author explains how the soldiers are setting up his hanging