Choose the correct answer
Why does Chopin choose to withhold telling the reader Mrs. Mallard's first name?
Because Mrs. Marllard was denied her own identify for so long
Because it wasn't important to the story
Because Mrs. Mallard liked being known as Mrs. Mallard
Because Mrs. Marllard was denied her own identify for so long
Who is the author of The Story of an Hour?
Kate Chopin
William Shakespeare
Henry James
Mary Wollstonecraft
Kate Chopin
What happens when Louise sees Brently?
Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?
Richards
Josephine
Brently Mallard
Josephine
"It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long." Here, shudder means..
to tremble in happiness
to tremble in sadness
to tremble in hope
to tremble in sadness
What has actually happened to Mr. Mallard?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Louise
Josephine
Mr. Mallard
Louise
From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?
Kidney failure
heart trouble
pneumonia
heart trouble
What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?
"Free"
"Finally"
"Freedom"
"Free"
The climax of the story is....
1. Josephine knocking at the door
2. Mrs. Mallard, though grieving, realizes that she is now free from a marriage in which she wasn't truly happy.
3. When Richards and Josephine told Mrs. Mallard her husband died.
Mrs. Mallard, though grieving, realizes that she is now free from a marriage in which she wasn't truly happy
Where does Louise go upon hearing the news of her husband?
To the South of France
To her bathroom
To her bedroom
To the market
To her bedroom
When was "The Story of an Hour" first published?
The following passage is an example of _________ : "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door--you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."
hyperbole
dramatic irony
simile
dramatic irony
How did Mrs. Mallard feel AFTER experiencing her initial grief over her husband's death?
happy
sad
angry
happy
What is the best choice for theme of the story is...
1.Open windows are good for daydreaming
2.Relationships can be oppressive
3. Stay away from trains
Relationships can be oppressive
Which of the following is NOT a theme that can be derived from reading "The Story of an Hour?"
Independence brings joy.
Life can change in an instant.
Cast aside your worries and enjoy life.
Cast aside your worries and enjoy life.
"She was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window." This passage demonstrates that Mrs. Mallard is feeling which of the following emotions?
Angry & bitter
Happy & hopeful
Sad & devastated
Indifferent & bored
What is significant about the story's setting?
The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.
It takes place in a large house.
The setting makes no difference.
The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.
The fact that Louise had a heart condition ________ her death from a heart attack.
paradoxes
foreshadows
flashbacks
foreshadows
According to the selection, why is the line "she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" ironic
Because she didn't die
Joy cannot literally kill someone
She was sad that her husband was actually alive
She was sad that her husband was actually alive
What is the mood of the story?
Somber/Hopeful/Tragic
Humorous/Hopeful/Tragic
Joyful/Tragic/Hopeful
Somber/Hopeful/Tragic
What does Josephine believe that Louise is doing behind her closed door?
In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?
1.The story takes place in Winter and symbolizes that everything dies.
2.The story takes place in Summer and symbolizes the burning love Mrs. Mallard has for her husband.
3.The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.
The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.
The story is written in ______ person narration.
first
second
third (omniscient)
third (omniscient)
Identify the figurative language: "She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep."
Motif
Simile
Personification
Simile