Question

Select the correct text in the passage. Which sentence in this excerpt from Ambrose Bierce's “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” refers to the reality of Farquhar’s situation in the dream sequence he envisions? They tore it away and thrust it fiercely aside, its undulations resembling those of a water snake. "Put it back, put it back!" He thought he shouted these words to his hands, for the undoing of the noose had been succeeded by the direst pang that he had yet experienced. His neck ached horribly; his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly, gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth. His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable anguish! But his disobedient hands gave no heed to the command. They beat the water vigorously with quick, downward strokes, forcing him to the surface. He felt his head emerge; his eyes were blinded by the sunlight; his chest expanded convulsively, and with a supreme and crowning agony his lungs

Answer 1

Answer:

• "His neck ached horribly; his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly, gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth."

Explanation:

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was conceived on June 24 of every 1842. He was an American short story author, columnist, writer, and Civil War veteran.  

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" written in 1890 and initially distributed by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, and was first balanced in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians in 1891. The story is set amid the American Civil War, and it is known for its irregular time sequence and twisted ending.

Answer 2

I believe it is the second sentence.