Bierce uses the omniscient point of view to--

Give readers the widest possible vantage point

After the board is kicked out from under him, Farquhar experiences--

an intense sharpening of his senses

While Farquhar is underwater, he thinks that he is going to die, but__

his hands seem to free themselves

What detail best describes the author's use of the omniscient point of view?

Narrator reports about the gray clad horseman as a scout

Bierce plays with time in all the following ways except by--

Flashing forward to show you Farquhar 10 years later

After Farquhar appears to have escaped from the gunfire while in the river, he--

lands on a bank and runs to the woods

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Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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1
encircled: enclosed:: enveloped:_______________________
encompassed
deference
sentinel
pivotal
2
Bierce uses the omniscient point of view to--
limit the range of his narrative
Give readers the widest possible vantage point
Show Farquhar's innermost thoughts
to veiw events through the eyes of only one character
3
The story is set in Alabama during--
Civil War
World War I
Revolutionary War
Vietnam War
4
When he hears his watch ticking with an exaggerated intensity, what point of view is used?
third person limited
first personf
objective
second person limited
5
After the board is kicked out from under him, Farquhar experiences--
relief that he is going to live
a burst of happiness
an intense sharpening of his senses
despair and grief
6
While Farquhar is underwater, he thinks that he is going to die, but__
the current is so strong that the ropes break
his hands seem to free themselves
he only loses consciousness
the soldiers take pity on him and rescue him
7
Peyton Farquhar is best described as a--
middle-aged sentinel in the army
spy posing as a farmer
35 yr old planter
young and enthusiastic captain in the army
8
What actually happens in the story?
He escapes and reunites w/ his family
Farquhar dies by hanging
The officers imagine that Farquhar is hanged
He drowns under the Owl Creek Bridge
9
In part, this story illustrates--
the importance of staying true to your values
the pricve people pay for being traitors
how all reality is an illusion
our deep attachment to life
10
Early in the story, what interrupts Farquhar's thoughts about his wife and children?
a hail of bullets
the arrival of more troops
the ticking of his watch
A train heading toward the bridge
11
How much time passes in the story?
Days
Week
Minutes
Hours
12
guard: defender:: watchman: __________________________
pivotal
perilous
sentinel
encompassed
13
What detail best describes the author's use of the omniscient point of view?
When the plantation is described
Bierce focuses only on Farquhar and his thoughts
Narrator reports about the gray clad horseman as a scout
The narrator gives a first person account of the events
14
Peyton Farquhar--
is tricked by a Union scout
lives a long and prosperous life
betrays his own people for money
turns his back on his wife and kids
15
insolence: respect:: impertinence:
deference
perilous
encompassed
pivotal
16
trivial: central:: irrelevant: _____________________________
deference
pivotal
perilous
encompassed
17
Bierce plays with time in all the following ways except by--
flashback
Flashing forward to show you Farquhar 10 years later
starting the story minutes before it ends
telling about events that happen only in Farquhar's mind
18
After Farquhar appears to have escaped from the gunfire while in the river, he--
is picked up by a riverboat
he's too exhausted to swim
lands on a bank and runs to the woods
is recaptured and shot at once
19
tornado:Hazardous::Hurricane:____________________
perilous
deference
pivotal
sentinel

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