'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' Short Story

What literary technique is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" considered to be a forerunner of?

Flashback

Stream of consciousness

Symbolism

Where does the story take place?

Railroad bridge in Alabama during the Civil War

A battlefield in Europe

A plantation in Louisiana

The story opens with Farquhar already dead, hanging from the Owl Creek Bridge.

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What does Peyton Farquhar imagine as he stands on the bridge awaiting his execution?

He imagines joining the Union Army

He imagines building a new plantation.

He imagines escaping and making it home to his wife and children

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" was written by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Who visits Peyton Farquhar's plantation and informs him about the Union Army's presence at Owl Creek Bridge?

A Confederate general

A Union spy

A local farmer

A man dressed as a Confederate soldier, who is actually a Union scout.

What happens after the sergeant steps off the plank that Farquhar is standing on?

Farquhar is set free

Farquhar escapes into the woods

Farquhar falls and the story flashes back to explain how he ended up on the bridge

What ultimately happens to Peyton Farquhar at the end of the story?

He is rescued by a passing ship

He becomes a war hero and lives happily ever after

He dies by hanging

He wakes up and realizes it was all a dream

Ambrose Bierce fought in the American Civil War, which influenced his writing of this story.

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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Short Story