Directions: Write correct heading in top right corner; write “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: on top line;
number 1-20 on answer sheet. When finished, log on to Skills Tutor and complete activity on charts and graphs.
1. What clue does the phrase “the doomed man’s brain”suggest to the reader?
a. he will escape at the last minute
c. he has already given up on life
b. he is going to die no matter what d. he is not thinking very clearly
2. When Farquhar gets the rope off his neck, he does everything EXCEPT
a. scream loudly
c. swim to the surface
b. take a breath
d. duck the bullets
3. Although Faquhar was a planter, he really wanted to be a
a. politician b. soldier
c. spy
d. writer
4. What literary technique does the author use in “one evening while Fahrquar and his wife were sitting on a rustic
bench near the entrance to his grounds, a gray clad soldier rode up to the gate”?
a. foreshadowing b. flashback c. irony
d. alliteration
5. The last image Farquhar has is of
a. the union spy b. the bridge’s sentinels c. his wife and home d. his watch
6. When Faquhar begins hearing a sharp, steady sound, it is actually
a. his heartbeat
b. the drums c. his watch
d. the bullets
7. This is an example of a. simile b. personification c. alliteration d. hyperbole
8. While speaking with the dusty soldier Farquhar inquires about the bridge: “Is there a force on this side of the
creek” and “Suppose a man should elude the picket post and get the better of the sentinel” What would be
Faquhar’s reason for asking these questions?
a. he could never enter the military
c. he is making polite conversation\
b. he wishes to destroy the bridge
d. he is a spy
9. There was an opening through which protruded the muzzle of a cannon” Protruded means
a. hid
b. stuck out
c. shot
d. catch
10. The setting of the story is
a. Northern Alabama, present day
c.. Alabama in the Revolutionary war
b. Alabama in the Civil War
d. Alabama, 1802
11. “Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with respect is an example of all but which
of the following? A. Personification
b. simile
c. alliteration
d. metaphor
12. “Dancing driftwood” is an example of a. simile b. metaphor c. personification d. allusion
13. “They hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife” is an example of
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
d. allusion
14. Farquhar says “ To be handed and drowned” that is not so bad—but I do not wish to be shot, that is not fair” this
is an example of a. irony b. foreshadowing c. flashback
d. metaphor
15. “They will not do that again” he thought: “The next time they will use a charge of grape that can kill me; I must
keep my eye upon the gun” the smoke will apprise me…That is a good gun” grape here means:
a. fruit c. bullet
b. raisin d. sound
16. This is an example of which point of view? A. first person b. third person limited c. second person
17. From the conclusion of the story you can infer that Farquhar
a. has escaped from the army
c. has been having a dream and is now hanged
b. has been shot by the Union Army
d. is happily reunited with his family
18. “An hour later he repassed the plantation going Northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a
Federal Scout.” The author explains this to the reader to indicate
a. how Farquhar escapes
c. why the soldier is not a Confederate soldier
b. why he loves the South
d. How Farquhar comes to be hanging at the end of a rope
19. This is an example of a. situational irony b. dramatic irony c. verbal irony d. none of the above
20. OPEN ENDED: The author provides a number of clues to the reader that Farquhar’s journey back home may not
be real. Identify at least two examples that would show how this might be true
3 points: must include topic sentence and two examples from the story.