Story of an Hour
What does "delicious breath" mean in this story?
relief
What revelation does Mrs. Mallard have?
She can now be excited and daydream about the future. Before she didn't while married.
What is the narrator's name?
It wasn't given.
What language does the word dinosaur originally come from?
deinous, Greek
What U.S. state was the cheeseburger invented in?
California, Kentucky, Colorado
What is one main idea of the story?
A woman realizes marriage's burdens
What irony is most strongly represented in the story?
The belief of her dying from happiness, when she is in fact frustrated.
The nursery had ________ with the windows.
bars
How many species of dinosaur have been discovered?
Hint: over 500, less than 1,000
700
What is a Juicy Lucy burger?
Cheese is inside the burger so it melts
What is Mrs. Mallard's public reaction to her husband's death?
storm of grief
What is her reaction to living without her husband?
welcoming
How do we know what her mental state is? What evidence?
She starts seeing a woman in the wallpaper. It correlates with her mental state.
What species still contain some of the genetics of dinosaurs?
Hint: they fly
How many calories are in a McD's burger patty?
Hint: Over 100, Below 500
150 calories
What was the example of a concrete detail?
opening the front door with a latchkey
What physically caused Mrs. Mallard to die?
her heart problem
Why is the narrator confined to her room?
She was depressed and participating in the "resting cure."
How many continents did dinosaurs live on?
all of them due to Pangea
"Cheeseburger in Paradise" was a song written by _______.
Hint: initials are J B
Jimmy Buffett
What is an example of beautiful, poetic language?
"clouds that met and piled above another"
Did Mr. Mallard love his wife?
yes
Why, most likely, does the narrator throw a key out the window?
to prevent the other characters from stopping her ripping the wallpaper off and accepting her madness
The biggest dinosaur ever found is called the _____.
Hint: the villian on Megamind
titanosaur
How much is the most expensive burger?
Hint: over 500, under 1,000
$666