Peyton comes from a highly respected family of __________________.
A)Arms builders.
B)Shipbuilders.
C)Cotton merchants.
D)Slave owners.
D) Slave owners
100
What color is the walk leading to Peyton's home?
A) Silver.
B) White.
C) Golden.
D) Pink.
A) Silver
100
What does pang mean?
a sudden sharp feeling
100
Who is the author of the short story?
Ambrose Bierce
200
How far above the water was Peyton?
20 feet
200
What does Peyton do while waiting for an opportunity to serve the South?
A)Anything he can.
B)As little as possible.
C)Nothing.
D)Writes newsletters.
A) Anything he can
200
Peyton realizes that he must have traveled for ________________.
A)A week.
B)A few hours.
C)A month.
D)The entire night.
D)The entire night
200
What does fixity mean?
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
200
What state does the story take place in?
Alabama
300
What side does the lieutenant stand on?
Right
300
What saying did Peyton believe in his heart?
A)He who laughs last, laughs best.
B)The early bird gets the worm.
C)Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
D)All is fair in love and war.
D) All is fair in love and war.
300
What color light encompasses everything around Peyton?
A)Rose.
B)Golden.
C)White.
D)Clear.
C) White
300
What does interminable mean?
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
300
What kind of figurative language is used in this quote "... a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil"?
Simile
400
What does the railroad run straight into?
A forest
400
What does Peyton do while his wife is getting the water?
A)Invites him to dinner.
B)Returns to the house.
C)Approaches the soldier.
D)Pulls out his gun.
C) Approaches the soldier
400
How can Peyton's senses be described when he surfaces in the water?
A)Dampened.
B)Nonexistent.
C)Sluggish.
D)Extremely keen.
D) Extremely keen
400
What does dire mean?
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
400
What did Payton do for a living?
He is a planter
500
Name 3 characteristics of Peyton Farquhar.
35, straight nose, firm mouth, broad forehead, long dark hair that was combed straight back, mustache, pointed beard, no whiskers, large dark grey eyes, kind expression
500
How many men guard the Owl Creek Bridge?
A)3
B)2
C)10
D)6
A) 6
500
Thoughts of ______________ drove Peyton to keep walking.
A)His wife and children.
B)His safety.
C)His land.
D)His mother.
A) His wife and children
500
What is an embrasure?
an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through