The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

The rising action in a story is...

• the part in which the conflict or the problem is very clear. The main character tries to solve the problem.
• the part which tells how the struggle ends.
• the turning point of the story.
• the part after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

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The narrator in the short story The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is... 

• a first person narrator: a kind of narrator that is: in the story, telling their own story, uses 'I', 'Me', 'My'
• an omniscient narrator: all-knowing point of view, follows all of the characters
• a third person narrator: kind of narrator that is outside the story, telling someone else's story, uses 'He', 'She', 'They'

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Explain the following quote from The Story of an Hour: 
"But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought." 

• This quotation appears close to the end of the story, just before Louise leaves her bedroom to go back downstairs, and illuminates the extent of Louise’s happiness. 
• This quotation appears after Louise has gone to her room. IShe seems to realise that she is independent now after the death of her husband. 
• This quotation takes place while Louise is upstairs looking out of her window. She sees a grey sky, fluffy clouds, and treetops. She hears people and birds crying and smells a coming rainstorm which suggests sadness and autumn—death.

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What is the setting with respect of time of the short story The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin?

• 2 days
• 1 month
• 1 day
• 1 hour

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What is the setting with respect of place of the short story The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin?

• At the Mallards' home
• At the railway station
• In Mrs mallard's room
• At Mr Mallard's office

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Who is the main character of the short story The Story of an Hour??

• Josephine
• Eliza
• Louise
• Kate

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What is the explanation for Louise's husband's death?

• He drowned.
• He died in a railroad accident.
• He was struck by lightning.
• He was murdered.

Why is Louise's family concerned about her?

• She is hysterical.
• She doesn't have any money.
• She has heart trouble.
• She is a woman.

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What is the theme of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

• Choices for individuals in the 19th century are very limited. 
• To be born a woman in the 19th century means having even less choice about whom to marry. 
• In the 19th century marriage is basically a woman's only option for attaining wealth and social standing. 
• Marriage is an oppressive institution in the 19th-century.

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Another title for this short story could well be...

• Unveiling Kate Chopin
• Marriage in an hour
• The Joy That Kills
• Eternal happiness

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