An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce
DIRECTIONS: Complete the following paragraph about the short story "An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by choosing the correct words) a or b
*An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" begins in the middle of the story. At a crucial point in the story, the author introduces the beginning of the story, so the reader can understand the main character's situation. This pattern of organization is (a linear or b nonlinear) narrative. In the final part of the story, the writer uses (a stream-of-consciousness or b limited omniscience), which introduces doubt into the mind of the reader about the possible (a resolution or b narrative) of the story. In the last sentence of the story, the resolution is revealed, and the reader learns that Peyton Farquhar (a escaped or b died)