Vocabulary
What is the correct definition of deliberate?
a. destroy
b. think or talk about decisions
c. careless
d. uncareful
b. think or talk about decisions
Which of these was not a challenge to Peyton Farquhar during his escape?
a. fatigue
b. drowning
c. gunfire
d. stabbing
d. stabbing
Early in the story, what stops Peyton's thoughts about his wife and children?
a. gunshot
b. guards marching
c. water splashing
d. pocket watch
d. pocket watch
How far away did Peyton live from the railroad
a. 35 miles
b. Near the creek bridge
c. North Alabama
d. 30 miles
d. 30 miles
What is Farquhar about to do in his mind when the execution catches up with him and returns him to reality?
a. running to his house
b. hug his wife
c. run to his family
d. hug his children
b. hug his wife
DOUBLE
What is the correct definition of unaccompanied?
a. connected; jointed
b. attached; together
c. alone; lonely
d. next door neighbor
c. alone; lonely
In "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which is in third-person limited point of view?
a. "Peyton Farquhar was a well-to-do planter..."
b. "He wore a mustache and a pointed beard..."
c. "A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama."
d. "He was awakened-it seemed-ages later- by a sharp pressure."
d. "He was awakened-it seemed-ages later- by a sharp pressure."
DOUBLE
The story is set in Alabama during the.........
a. Cold War
b. Confederate War
c. American Civil War
d. Alabama War
c. American Civil War
What did the soldier see lying against the pier the last time he was there?
a. dams
b. logs
c. someone hanging
d. driftwood
d. driftwood
What sound awakens Farquhar to the fact that the rope has broken?
a. gunshot
b. pocket watch
c. water splashing
d. guards marching
c. water splashing
What is the correct definition of terminate?
a. bring back to life
b. to harm someone
c. to get rid of something
d. to help someone
c. to get rid of something
What is the main function of the flashback in the story?
a. to describe the effects of war on men and women
b. to generate sympathy for the Southern cause
c. to show insight into treacherous behavior of Union soldiers
d. to explain why Farquhar is being hanged
d. to explain why Farquhar is being hanged
How much time has passed since Peyton dropped down?
A few seconds (short time)
What is the actual identity of the soldier who visits Peyton's plantation in Part II?
a. confederate soldier
b. federal scout
c. american spy
d. sentinel
b. federal scout
DOUBLE
Which event happens first in the true sequence of events?
a. The soldier told Peyton about the creek bridge
b. Farquhar's wife brings the soldier water.
c. The rope breaks, causing Farquhar to fall in the water.
d. Farquhar stands on the bridge with his neck "in the hemp."
b. Farquhar's wife brings the soldier water.
What is the correct definition of expel?
a. receive; take in
b. to swim aggressively
c. to kick out; force out
d. to dive down
c. to kick out; force out
DOUBLE
Which of the following does the man about to be hanged NOT notice?
a. The log floating down the river
b. his unstable footing on the plank
c. the sound of his watch ticking
d. His family in the distance
d. His family in the distance
What does the sergeant have to physically do to cause Farquhar to hang?
a. pull a lever
b. push Peyton
c. cut the rope
d. step off the plank
d. step off the plank
DOUBLE POINTS
The only time Peyton's wife appears as an actual physical being, what does she do?
a. Walks out to reach out to Peyton
b. Gets water
c. Went to refill water
d. Walks out to see Peyton
b. Gets water
What point of view is this paragraph?
"Peyton Farquhar was dead. His neck swinging back and forth...."
3rd person omniscient
Define the correct definition for fatigue:
a. sleepiness
b. feeling fat or bloated
c. exhausted
d. feeling pain
c. exhausted
What is the correct chronological order in which the story occurs?
a. Section 2, Section 3, Section 1
b. Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
c. Section 2, Section 1, Section 3
d. Section 3, Section 1, Section 2
c. Section 2, Section 1, Section 3
How old is Peyton Farquhar?
a. 35 years old
b. 30 years old
c. 33 years old
d. 34 years old
a. 35 years old
What question did Peyton ask the soldier after he requested for water?
a. News about the creek bridge
b. How far the owl creek bridge is from his house.
c. News on the war
d. What happened if someone was caught messing with the bridge.
c. News on the war
What is the plot structure?
a. The story is broken into three parts. Part 1 is the exposition. Part 2 gives background information on the story's antagonist. Part 3 contains no action.
b. The story is broken into three parts. Part 1 is the exposition. Part 2 gives background information on the story's protagonist. Part 3 contains all the action.
c. The story is broken into three parts. Part 1 is setting. Part 2 gives no background information on the story's protagonist. Part 3 contains civil war action.
d. The story is broken into three parts. Part 1 is the disposition. Part 2 gives no background information on the story's protagonist. Part 3 contains some action.
b. The story is broken into three parts. Part 1 is the exposition. Part 2 gives background information on the story's protagonist. Part 3 contains all the action.