The Story of an Hour (Miss E)

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

• kidney failure

• heart trouble

• pneumonia

• detached retinas

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

• "Free"

• "Finally"

• "Freedom"

• "Yay

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

• 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 Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.
• The story takes place in Fall and symbolizes the everything is falling apart.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• Richards
• Josephine
• Brently Mallard
• She found out herself

According to the selection, why is the line "she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" ironic?

• Because she didn't die
• Joy cannot literally kill someone
• She was sad that her husband was actually alive
• She was sad that her husband was dead

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How did Mrs. Mallard feel AFTER experiencing her initial grief over her husband's death?

• happy

• sad

• angry

• jealous

"It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long." Here, shudder means..

• to tremble in happiness

• to tremble in sadness

• to tremble in hope

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "bearing" mean in this passage?

• holding

• bringing

• stalling

• proclaiming

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word "tumultuously" mean in this passage?

• silently

• quite heavily

• excitedly

• intensely

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• paradoxs

• double entendres

• foreshadows

• flashbacks

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5