She was involved in the train accident

What is significant about the story'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.

How could we best characterize Brently Mallard

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

He is an abusive husband who deserves to die in a fiery train wreck.

He's a conniving man who set up the train wreck story so he could scare his wife and kill her.

How would the story change if it were written today?

Richards tells Mrs. Mallard that her husband's dead in order to get her to marry him. It works. Mallard walks in on the two in a passionate embrace and Mrs. Mallard dies of a heart attack.

Mrs. Mallard smashes Mr. Mallard's SUV with a golf club and demands a divorce.

Richards calls Mallard on his cell phone and realizes he's alive.

There's no way Mallard leaves the house without permission.

In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?

The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.

The story takes place in Winter and symbolizes that everything dies.

The story takes place in Summer and symbolizes the burning love Mrs. Mallard has for her husband.

The story takes place in Fall and symbolizes the everything is falling apart.

The climax of the story is

Mr. Mallard walking through the door

When doctors said she died of joy

When Richards and Josephine told Mrs. Mallard her husband died

What is significant about the story's setting?

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.

If someone's trying to "impose their will" on you they are trying to

get you to do what they want you to do

leave something to you in their will

intimidate you in order to control you

If you have an "exalted perception" of a guy or girl that you like you have a

very high view of them as a person

very low view of them as a person

sentimental perspective of that person

A "monstrous joy" could be

something terrible that makes you happy

a joy that makes you feel like a monster

To say someone is "repressed" is to say they are

restraining or holding back feelings

If someone was giving you a "veiled hint" they would be

hinting and speaking about something indirectly

threatening you with bodily harm

directly telling you their feelings

speaking to you in a matter of fact way

If you are "half concealing" something you are

wearing concealer on half your face

Consider "...the joy that kills" from the last line of the printed text. What is ironic about that statement?

The others in the room believed that Mrs. Mallard was so happy to see her husband alive that she ultimately had a heart attack and died. In reality, she felt like her newfound freedom was just snatched from her. At that thought, she collapsed.

Mrs. Mallard was so happy to see her husband alive and standing at the front door that she pulled a weapon from her apron and shot herself.

Richards was happy about the death of his friend, Mr. Mallard.

The first line of the story text reads, "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death." How does this foreshadow the story's ending?

Readers are informed by the author that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition and by the story's ending, she suffers from a condition of the heart and dies.

Readers understand from the beginning that Mrs. Mallard was a very sick woman who ultimately died due to a mishap during heart surgery.

Readers begin thinking about what caused Mrs. Mallard's heart condition and how it is related to the health of her mother.

What is the significance of "the open window" in the room where Mrs. Mallard goes to be alone?

The open window is a metaphor for a portal to freedom because she witnesses life going on outside--the birds singing, the wind gently blowing the leaves of the tree, etc. and she expects to have a new life now.

The open window represents an opening for her to get fresh air after just hearing the news of her husband's death.

The open window is a place where she would often go to sit and watch the birds on the ledge eating their bird food.

Considering the time period for the story, what were women's roles in society then?

Society dictated that women were supposed to marry and support the husband, have children, and take care of the household.

Women were allowed to vote, hold a political office, and were expected to hire a nanny to care for their homes and children.

It was expected that women would work public jobs and come straight home to care for their families.

Which of the following quotes from the text exemplifies the notion of "freedom?"

“There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers...”

“And yet she had loved him — sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter!”

“But now there was a dull stare in her eyes... It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.”

Which of the following quotes confirms for the reader that Mrs. Mallard was beginning to feel as though she had finally won the battle of oppression in this marriage?

“There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory.”

“But now there was a dull stare in her eyes... It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.”

“And yet she had loved him — sometimes."

Read this sentence: “‘Go away. I am not making myself ill.’ No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window.” Which of the following sentences is a correct evaluation of the message the author intended for the audience through this metaphor?

Mrs. Mallard tells her sister to go away because she is overjoyed with her thoughts when looking out the window.

Mrs. Mallard tells her sister to go away because she is drinking alcohol due to her husband’s death.

Mrs. Mallard tells her sister to go away because she intends to commit suicide by drinking a poison.

Mrs. Mallard tells her sister to go away because she is ill but does not want to admit it.

Which line is important enough to be included in a summary of the passage?

“There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself.”

“Her husband’s friend Richards was there, too, near her.”

“She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with spring life.”

“She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her.”

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the first paragraph?

Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine tells her gently that her husband has died. Mr. Mallard’s friend Richards found out in the newspaper office when news broke of an accident at the railroad. He waited to hear a second telegram before he hurried to her house so she would find out the news from someone she knew well.

Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine cannot speak, so Mr. Mallard’s friend Richards tells Mrs. Mallard that her husband has died. He found out from a telegram that came to his house from the railroad yard.

Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine tells her angrily that her husband has died. Mr. Mallard’s friend Richards found out that he was responsible for a railroad accident that killed many people.

Mr. Mallard’s sister Josephine tells Mrs. Mallard that her husband has died. Josephine’s husband, Richards, was in the newspaper office when a man from the railroad came running in with a list of deaths from a railroad accident, and he saw Mr. Mallard’s name on it.

Which statement best represents the irony of the passage?

Mrs. Mallard doesn’t die of shock or sadness she finds out her husband has died, but she dies of shock or sadness when she realizes he is still alive.

Mrs. Mallard realizes that she is actually happy when she finds out her husband has died.

Josephine and Richards are worried that Mrs. Mallard is making herself ill by locking herself in her room.

Richards hears at the newspaper office that Brently Mallard has died, but he is actually alive.

Which of the following sentences from the passage supports the inference that Mrs. Mallard feels guilty for feeling happy after her husband’s death?

“She was beginning to recognize this feeling that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will.”

“She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!’”

“It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.”

“There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory.”

What can the reader infer about Mrs. Mallard’s relationship with Mr. Mallard?

Mrs. Mallard felt that Mr. Mallard pressured her into doing what he wanted.

Mr. Mallard was physically abusive towards Mrs. Mallard.

Mrs. Mallard believes Mr. Mallard was a criminal hiding his past crimes.

Mr. Mallard let Mrs. Mallard do whatever she wanted to do.

Which of the following facts is NOT true of the medical condition, broken heart syndrome?

It is more common than having a heart attack.

It only affects middle-aged women.

Three-fourths of the heart muscle stops beating.

Losing a lot of money can trigger the syndrome.

The Story of an Hour Quiz

50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

kidney failure

heart trouble

pneumonia

detached retinas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Richards

Roberts

Josephine

Philip

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door--you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."

situational

dramatic

verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills."

Situational

Verbal

Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?

Richards

Josephine

Brently Mallard

She found out herself

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

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The Story of an Hour

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

What might Mrs. Mallard's ailment symbolize?

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

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door--you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."

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

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills."

Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?

What is the point of view of the story?

How did Louise die?

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

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