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Peyton Farquhar Story Quiz

Authored by Stephen Frazier

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Peyton Farquhar Story Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Peyton Farquhar about to do at the beginning of the story?

Be promoted to captain

Be hanged by Union soldiers

Escape from the Union soldiers

Attend a meeting with Confederate officers

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the location of Peyton Farquhar’s execution?

In a Confederate camp

On a battlefield

Over a railroad bridge

At his family’s plantation

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Farquhar’s role in the Confederate army?

He was a soldier

He was a spy

He was a civilian with sympathy for the Confederate cause

He was a captain in the Confederate army

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who tricked Farquhar into attempting to sabotage the bridge?

A Confederate spy

A Union scout disguised as a Confederate soldier

His brother

His best friend

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of Farquhar's mission?

To deliver supplies to Confederate soldiers

To destroy a Union telegraph station

To burn down Owl Creek Bridge

To spy on Union troop movements

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to Peyton Farquhar after he is hanged?

He dies instantly

He manages to escape

He briefly imagines escaping but is actually dead

He faints and is revived later

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first thing that Farquhar notices after he falls from the bridge?

The sound of birds singing

His own broken arm

The cold water of the creek

His wife calling his name

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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