The Story of an Hour

The story took place in the ______________.

• 1900s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1600s

The fact that Louise had a heart condition ___________________ her death from a heart attack.

• paradox

• foreshadow

• flashback

• personification

The story is written in the ______________ person narration.

• fourth

• third

• first

• second

Who breaks the news of Mr. Mallard's death?

• Friar John

• Richards

• Josephine

• Roberts

What might Mrs. Mallard's ailment symbolize?

• her inability to see things as they are

• her unhappiness and troubling emotions

• her inability to filter out less important things in life

• a raging desire for marriage

What is significant about the story's setting?

• It is set in a time period that afforded women very few rights

• The story encompasses one hour

• It takes place in a large house

• The setting makes no difference

How could we characterize Brently Mallard?

• he is an abusive husband who deserves to die in a fiery train wreck

• He's a typical husband in the late 19th century

• He set up the train story so he could scare his wife and kill her

• He is an adulterer/cheater

The ___________ Amendment gave women the right to vote.

• 16th

• 18th

• 19th

• 17th

The year women received the right to vote:

• 1910

• 1930

• 1920

• 1940

What was meant by the line, "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same. . ."

• She was paralyzed with grief

• She felt a monstrous joy

• She was deaf

• She laughed uncontrolably