Characters
Which character deals with a heart problem?
Mrs. Mallard
Was Brently Mallard really dead?
No
What does Josephine believe that Louise is doing behind her closed door?
Josephine thinks she is making herself sick.
What is the title of the story?
Who is Josephine?
Mrs. Mallard's sister
Why did Josephine and Richards take great care to gently as possible tell Mrs. Mallard the news of her husbands death?
Because she has a heart problem and could possibly get a heart attack from hearing of her husbands death.
What happens in the climax of "The Story of an Hour"?
Mr. Mallard returns home. He is not dead.
What is Mrs. Mallard's first name?
Louis
Who is Richards?
Brently Mallard's friend
What is the name of the story? what is the significance?
The story of an hour. The significance is that Mrs. Mallard only had freedom for an hour before it was taken away.
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.
What did Mrs. Mallard do once she heard the news of her husbands death?
She cried and went into her room.
Who is Brently?
Mrs. Mallard's husband
What did she see outside the window?
"through the clouds."
True or False: Mrs. Mallard confides in her sister that she is glad that her husband is dead
FALSE
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
Who is the author of the story?
Kate Chopin
What did the doctors say was the cause of Mrs. Mallard’s death?
Her “excitement” to see her husband alive.
True or False:The story is told from a third-person omniscient (all-knowing) point-of-view
False - it is told in 3rd person limited
Why is The Story of an hour called The Story of an Hour?
The whole story takes place in a time span of 1 hour