Owl Creek Bridge
Throughout the story, Farquhar consistently maintains....?
....a complete sense of reality
Vivid details of the landscape and sounds during Farquhar's "escape" help the reader realize.....
....that what he is experiencing is not reality
What is the explanation for the alderman's tactful and secret means of dealing with the problem of the smell?
They do not want to offend Miss Emily
When Homer leaves town for a brief time, what do the townspeople incorrectly assume?
They assume Homer will send for Emily to marry her
What info do we get from the very beginning of the story?
Mrs. Mallard's heart condition and her husband's death
How can we explain the imagined escape scenario thought of by Farquhar?
......he is unable to accept the reality of his situation
What does the suddenness of the ending from an escape to an instant death symbolize?
...the author's bitter attitude toward war
What has Emily experienced in the second section of the story, thirty years past?
.....death of her father and desertion of her sweetheart
Why are the townspeople so concerned about Miss Emily's relationship with Homer Barron?
Homer is a laborer and beneath Miss Emily
What does Mrs. Mallard's reaction to the news delivered by her sister show?
...her acceptance of society's expectations for women
What distracts Farquhar and what does it symbolize?
....the ticking of his watch - inevitable passing of time and death
What is Farquhar sentenced to be hanged for?
....attempting to sabotage the bridge
Emily's refusal to pay taxes and the communities continual attempts at payment represent what?
.....Emily's refusal to accept the reality of change
How can Miss Emily's relationship with her father be characterized?
.....guarded, restrictive, controlling
What do the patches of blue sky represent?
...freedom
What was Farquhar's occupation?
...well-to-do planter
What does the visitor tell Farquhar?
....he tells him about the driftwood beneath the bridge
What does the description of the Grierson's house as it had once been and its current condition illustrate?
.....passing of time and changes in the community
What causes the townspeople to "feel sorry" for Emily?
...she is humanized by the losses in life
When Mrs. Mallard gradually allows herself to believe in the possibility, she whispers what?
......"free, free, free"
Where is Peyton Farquhar at the beginning of the story?
On a bridge about to be hanged
Who is the gray-clad soldier who comes to visit Farquhar and his wife?
....Federal scout
"A Rose for Emily" begins and ends with Miss Emily's...?
....death
What do the Miss Emily's neighbors complain to the mayor about?
....a horrible smell coming from her house
What is most likely the explanation for Mrs. Mallard's quick prayer that life might be long?
....she relishes the thought of independence and freedom