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Owl Creek Bridge

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

A southern spy is put on trial.

b)

Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

c)

A man is going to be hanged.

d)

Troops are laying railroad tracks.

2.
What must readers figure out in order to understand "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a)
the order of the events
b)
how the characters act
c)
the reason for the hanging
d)
the setting and the mood
3.
In "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", why does Farquhar hear his watch ticking as he dies?
a)
He hopes his watch will still start to work.
b)
He wants to know his time of death.
c)
His senses are strong before his death.
d)
Everything else around him is quiet.
4.
In the story, which event occurs last?
a)
Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.
b)
Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.
c)
Farquhar's board is released and he falls.
d)
Farquhar dies of hanging.
5.
What is the main function of the flashback in the story?
a)
to describe the effects of war on men and women
b)
to show insight into treacherous  behavior of Union soldiers
c)
to generate sympathy for the Southern cause
d)
to explain why Farquhar is being hanged
6.
What was the occupation of Peyton? 
a)
Confederate Officer
b)
Plantation Owner
c)
Union Rebel
d)
Fugitive Slave
7.
Which of the following statements best identify themes of the text?
a)
Peace cannot be achieved without violence.
b)
The fear of death can affect how we perceive and experience time.
c)
The desire for revenge can cause people to forget about what is most important in life.
d)
People often wish for the opportunity to return to the past.
8.
When the reader finds out Peyton Farquhar is dead from hanging at the end of the story,
a)
it is symbolic of war.
b)
it is ironic after he seems to escape. 
c)
it is expected since he had obviously been in the wrong.
d)
it was not a surprise due to all the foreshadowing.
9.

Enthusiastic or passionate

a)

gregarious

b)

extraneous

c)

ardent

d)

dire

10.

To inform

a)

coerce

b)

apprise

c)

abet

d)

occlude

11.

Extremely serious or urgent

a)

ardent

b)

grotesque

c)

gregarious

d)

dire

12.

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

a)

ineffable

b)

grotesque

c)

poignant

d)

imperious

13.

Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

a)

ineffable

b)

ostentatious

c)

extraneous

d)

demented

14.

anxiety or fear; understanding

a)

ramification

b)

ardor

c)

apprehension

d)

obsequy

15.

Humble submission and respect

a)

paucity

b)

deference

c)

pensive

d)

insipid

16.

To extend beyond or above a surface

a)

divulge

b)

enshroud

c)

protrude

d)

occlude

17.

Assuming power or authority without justification

a)

poignant

b)

grotesque

c)

ostentatious

d)

imperious

18.

the expression of approval or agreement

a)

ramification

b)

assent

c)

paucity

d)

ardor

19.

An event, action, or object that shows evidence of something

a)

manifestation

b)

ramification

c)

apprehension

d)

deference

20.

a consequence of an action or event

a)

manifestation

b)

ramification

c)

deference

d)

apprehension

21.

Kiara's phone was so large that it...out of her pocket.

a)

apprised

b)

traversed

c)

protruded

d)

divulged

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