Story of an Hour & A Rose for Emily

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

• kidney failure
• heart trouble
• pneumonia
• detached retinas

What might Mrs. Mallard's ailment symbolize?

• her inability to see things as they are
• her inability to filter out less important things in life
• her unhappiness and troubling emotions
• a sickness from missing her husband

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What is significant about "The Story of an Hour's" setting?

• The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.

• It takes place in a large house.

• The story encompasses one hour.

• The setting makes no difference.

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The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Some one was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard"

• Situational
• Dramatic
• Verbal

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What caused the smell around Emily's house?

• a dead animal
• the trash piled outside and around the home
• Emily's dead body
• Homer's rotting corpse

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The image of the gray hair on the pillow is significant because - 

• It proves that Miss Emily was getting old.
• It suggests that Emily slept next to Homer’s dead body.
• It shows that Emily is losing her hair due to the stress in her life.
• It draws the reader closer to the mystery of Miss Emily’s servant.

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What does Miss Emily purchase from the druggist?

• Ajax
• Borax
• Bleach
• Arsenic

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Which describes one of the conflicts in the story 'A Rose for Emily'?

• Man vs. Man: Miss Emily's Dad is a draft dodger
• Man vs. Society: Emily refuses to pay the town's taxes
• Man vs. Society: Emily isn't allowed to go to college because she is a woman
• Man vs. Nature: Emily's house is very run down

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Why did the townspeople disapprove of Miss Emily's relationship with Homer?

• he was too good looking for her
• he was a Yankee
• he was a construction worker
• he was a bachelor

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Where does the story "A Rose for Emily" take place?

• Boston, Massachusettes

• Washington D.C.

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Jefferson, Mississippi

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