Characters
Which season represents hope for the future as Mrs. Mallard looks out the window?
Spring...flowers are blooming
What does Mrs. Mallard see when she is by herself looking out the window?
a) scenes of spring and new life
b) scenes of death and decay
c) scenes of an indifferent world
d) scenes of violence and chaos
Correct answer: A
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word:
Her death was ___________ by a heart attack.
hastened
Who is Josephine? What is the main task that she has to do in this story?
Josephine is Mrs. Mallard's sister and she has to tell Mrs. Mallard that her husband died.
Who is at the door at the climax of "The Story of an Hour?"
Mr. Mallard
What type of figurative language is used in the following quote: “... Except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dream”?
a. metaphor c. hyperbole
b. simile
Simile
When the author gives a hint in the beginning of the story that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition, it is an example of which literary term?
Foreshadowing
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word:
His hairline was ___________________ by the headband.
repressed
Which disease is the main character afflicted with?
heart disease/heart condition
TRUE or FALSE - Richards received a third telegram that stated Brently Mallard was not actually killed in a train accident.
FALSE - Richards only received two telegrams.
True or False:
It is ironic that Josephine thinks Mrs. Mallard is making herself sick behind the locked door, but the audience knows she is actually very happy behind that closed door?
True
Is Mrs. Mallard's happy in her with marriage?
No
The fox is a sly, sneaky, and __________ animal.
elusive
Who is Richards and what news did he find out?
Richards is Mr. Mallard's friend - and he found out that Mr. Mallard died
True or False:
Mrs. Mallard confides in her sister that she is glad that her husband is dead.
FALSE
Which type of figurative language is used in the following excerpt:
"...she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory."
metaphor? simile? hyperbole? personification?
simile
Why is this story called "The Story of an Hour"?
Because the entire incident took place in one hour (from Mrs. Mallard hearing the news all the way to the point where she died).
She lived a _______________________ life, filled with troubles, in the streets.
tumultuous
What does it mean that "[Mr. Mallard] had a powerful will" that bent [Mrs. Mallard] sometimes?
Mr. Mallard sometimes made Mrs. Mallard do things that she did not want to do.
True or False:
Mrs. Mallard never really loved Mr. Mallard because of their bad relationship.
False - Mrs. Mallard loved him -- "Sometimes"
Why is the ending of The Story of an Hour ironic?
Mrs. Mallard finds out that her husband is not dead and she ends up dying instead.
Who is the character that only loves one of the other characters sometimes?
Mrs. Mallard
The trees were ______________ , as the wind blew.
Aquiver