An Occurrence at Owl Creek Quiz

This story is set in Alabama during-

• The revolutionary war, circa 1780

• The civil war, circa 1864

• The Vietnam War, circa 1967

• WW1, circa 1919

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Peyton Farquhar is best described as a -

• Spy posing as a farmer

• Middle-aged sentinel in the army

• Thirty-five-year-old planter

• Young and enthusiastic captain in the army

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Peyton Farquhar

• Is tricked by a scout for the opposition
• Betrays his own people for the money
• Turns his back on his wife and his children
• Lives a long and prosperous life

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Early in the story, what interrupts Farquhar's thoughts about his wife and children?

• A train heading down the bridge

• A hail of bullets

• The arrival of more troops

• The tick of his watch

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

While Farquhar is underwater he thinks he is going to die but -

• The current is so strong that the ropes break

• His hands seem to work independently of his will and free themselves

• He only loses consciousness

• The soldiers take pity on him and save him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After the board is kicked out from under him, Farquhar experiences -

• An intense sharpening of his senses
• Despair and grief
• A surprising burst of happiness
• Relief that he is going to live

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After Farquhar appears to escaped from the gunfire while in the river, he -

• He is too exhausted to swim
• Is picked up by a passing riverboat
• Is recaptured and shot at once
• Lands on a bank and runs through the woods

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How much time passes in the story?

• A few minutes
• A few hours
• One day
• A day and a night

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What actually happens in the story?

• Farquhar escapes hanging and is reunited with his family

• The officers imagine that Farquhar is hanged

• Farquhar dies by hanging

• Farquhar drowns under the Owl Creek Bridge

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In part, this story illustrates -

• The importance of staying true to your values
• How all reality is an illusion
• The price people pay for being traitors
• Our deep attachment to life

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2