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“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”Text-Dependent Questions Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.1. Which TWO of the following statements best identify themes of the text? A. Peace cannot be achieved without violence. B. The fear of death can affect how we perceive and experience time. C. The desire for revenge can cause people to forget about what is most important in life. D. People often wish for the opportunity to return to the past. E. Soldiers have difficulty adjusting to their lives as civilians. F. War causes people to act in sinister and desperate ways.2. PART A: How does the interaction between Farquhar and the soldier in Part II contribute to the plot of the story? A. Farquhar’s wife encourages Farquhar and the soldier to stay away from the bridge, which they disobey, leading to Farquhar’s capture. B. The Southern soldier informs Farquhar and his wife about the approaching Union army, and Farquhar offers to impede their progress at the bridge. C. The soldier is a Federal scout posing as a Confederate soldier that tricks Farquhar into attempting to sabotage the bridge and being captured for doing so. D. Farquhar meets with the soldier at the bridge to discuss the best way to sabotage the Union army that is camped nearby.3. Part B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A. “‘How far is it to the Owl Creek bridge?’ Farquhar asked... ‘About thirty miles.’” (Paragraphs 10-11) B. “‘Suppose a man—a civilian and student of hanging—should elude the picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel,’ said Farquhar, smiling” (Paragraph 15) C. “He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away.” (Paragraph 16) D. “An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a Federal scout.” (Paragraph 16)4. PART A: What does the word “effaced” most closely mean as used in paragraph 18? A. eliminated B. hidden C. obscured D. emphasized5. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A? A. “As to his head, he was conscious of nothing but a feeling of fullness—of congestion.” B. “These sensations were unaccompanied by thought.” C. “he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment.” D. “He was conscious of motion.”6. How does the author’s choice of the order of events in the story affect its theme and tone? Why? Use examples. (5-6 sentences)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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