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What does Mrs. Mallard do after she cries?
Goes to her room to be alone
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How does Mrs. Mallard feel right after she realizes she will be free?
Triumphant
100
What does Mrs. Mallard come to believe about imposing one’s will on another person?
Making another obey is always cruel.
100
What does Richards do to be sure of the news?
Waits for a second telegram to confirm that Mr. Mallard was killed
100
Name one way that Mrs. Mallard seems to change physically when she realizes what her future will be without her husband.
She comes down the stairs with a look of triumph (lines 68–69). OR She walks like the goddess of Victory (lines 69–70).
200
Why does Richards rush to the Mallard house with the sad news?
To prevent any shock to Mrs Mallard
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What does Mrs. Mallard spread her arms out to welcome?
The years ahead
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Why does Mr. Mallard's death make Mrs. Mallard feel free?
Because now she can live her own life
200
Give one reason why Mrs. Mallard feels free after her husband’s death.
A. She understands that her future will belong only to her (line 47). B. She can live for herself instead of for her husband (lines 49–50). C. Her husband loved her, but he expected her to obey his will (lines 50–52).
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Give one reason Mrs. Mallard feels free after her husband's death.
A. She understands that her future will belong only to her (line 47). B. She can live for herself instead of for her husband (lines 49–50). C. Her husband loved her, but he expected her to obey his will (lines 50–52).
300
The narrator says that Mrs. Mallard is different from most other new widows because she...
accepts the news instantly
300
What external conflict does Mrs. Mallard face after hearing of her husband’s death?
Josephine wants her to open the door.
300
What event is the story’s climax?
Mr. Mallard's arrival home because it is the turning point
300
What is the message of both “The Story of an Hour” and “Joyas Voladoras”?
The heart is fragile.
300
What does Mrs. Mallard come to realize about her life without her husband?
A. Her future will belong only to her (lines 46–47). B. She can live for her own wants and needs (lines 49–50). C. She values this freedom for herself more than she values her husband’s love (lines 55–57).
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How can you that society believed that women were fragile?
Josephine tells her the bad news in unfinished sentences
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How do Mr. and Mrs. Mallard feel about each other?
He loves her, and she loves him at times.
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What is Mrs. Mallard’s conclusion about love?
Love is less important than freedom.
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What do the details beyond Mrs. Mallard’s window help you predict about what she believes her future holds?
A. The treetops quiver with “the new spring life” (lines 16–17). B. The hint of rain in the air is “delicious” and a “breath,” implying both life and relief (line 17). C. A peddler cries out his wares in the square below (lines 17–18), indicating that life goes on even in the face of death. D. The sound of someone’s singing far away (lines 18–19) is another indication of life and happiness. E. Mrs. Mallard hears the sound of many sparrows in the eaves, signifying new life (lines 19–20). F. Bits of blue sky show through the clouds, suggesting an improvement in Mrs. Mallard’s situation (line 21).
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What do the details beyond Mrs. Mallard’s window help you predict about what she believes her future holds?
A. The treetops quiver with “the new spring life” (lines 16–17). B. The hint of rain in the air is “delicious” and a “breath,” implying both life and relief (line 17). C. A peddler cries out his wares in the square below (lines 17–18), indicating that life goes on even in the face of death. D. The sound of someone’s singing far away (lines 18–19) is another indication of life and happiness. E. Mrs. Mallard hears the sound of many sparrows in the eaves, signifying new life (lines 19–20). F. Bits of blue sky show through the clouds, suggesting an improvement in Mrs. Mallard’s situation (line 21).
500
Which foreshadowing detail of the spring day helps you predict a change in Mrs. Mallard’s sad mood? A. sparrows in the eaves B. the shouts of the peddler C. the feel of rain in the air D. trees full of new leaves
The trees are full of new leaves.
500
What detail helps you predict that Mrs. Mallard believes her life will improve?
Blue sky appears between the clouds.
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What ironic detail helps you predict Mrs. Mallard’s ultimate end?
She previously feared a long life.
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The story describes Mrs. Mallard’s new freedom as “this possession of self–assertion.” How does the way the other characters treat her support the idea that Mrs. Mallard could not assert herself?
Richards, Josephine, and Mr. Mallard treat Mrs. Mallard as weak and fragile. Mrs. Mallard experiences joy when she realizes that she is freed from her role as a submissive wife, indicating that she never asserted herself before her husband’s death. (See paper for specifics)
500
The story describes Mrs. Mallard’s new freedom as “this possession of self–assertion.” How does the way the other characters treat her support the idea that Mrs. Mallard could not assert herself?
Richards, Josephine, and Mr. Mallard treat Mrs. Mallard as weak and fragile. Mrs. Mallard experiences joy when she realizes that she is freed from her role as a submissive wife, indicating that she never asserted herself before her husband’s death. (See paper for specifics)