An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge Study Guide

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

• A southern spy is put on trial.
• A man is going to be hanged.
• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.
• Troops are laying railroad tracks.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In the story, which event occurs last?

• Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.
• Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.
• Farquhar's board is released and he falls.
• Farquhar dies of hanging.

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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 main function of the flashback in the story?

• to describe the effects of war on men and women
• to show insight into treacherous  behavior of Union soldiers
• to generate sympathy for the Southern cause
• to explain why Farquhar 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

Which of these contributes most to the suspense in the story?

• vivid descriptions of the physical setting
• the unexpected sequence of the events
• emotionless procedures described for the hanging
• the sympathetic depiction of Farquhar's personality

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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

When the reader finds out Peyton Farquhar is dead from hanging at the end of the story,

• it is symbolic of war.
• it is ironic after he seems to escape. 
• it is expected since he had obviously been in the wrong.
• it was not a surprise due to all the foreshadowing.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which message is Bierce trying to convey in the story?

• People get themselves in trouble taking foolish risks.
• Whatever can go wrong probably will.
• Soldiers must follow orders regardless of personal feelings.
• War makes men cruel and indifferent to personal 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

What type of characterization is used in the following quote: "His features were good--a straight nose, firm mouth, broad forehead, from which his long, dark hair was combed straight back, falling behind his ears to the collar of his well fitting coat.”

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The "sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer" that Farquhar hears is

• the work of a blacksmith down the road

• a drummer keeping time for military drills

• the ticking of his watch

• the sound of his blood thumping in his ears

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The following quote, "the prismatic colors in all the dewdrops upon a million blades of grass" is an example of

• direct characterization

• visual imagery

• indirect characterization

• tactile imagery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which part of the plot is demonstrated in the following quote, "He springs forward with extended arms. As he is about to clasp her, he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck"?

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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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