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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Peyton and his wife doing when they are approached by someone?

2. What saying did Peyton believe in his heart?

3. What does Peyton think about his opportunity to serve in the war?

4. What does the soldier say that the Yanks have built at the Owl Creek Bridge?

5. What is the soldier's true job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of living in denial. Identify at least two instances about denial in the story and then cite an examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Note the shifts in point of view in the story, sometimes even within the same part. Cite at least two examples of the shift in point of view and support your answers with reasons the author chose to write the story in this way.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of men in the 1860s when the men in the story are living through wartime. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century men do not, and vice-versa?

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