Blom -- Exam #1

“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.” What might "heart trouble" symbolize?

• a severe illness

• a broken heart

• an emotional struggle

• all of the above

“She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.” How does this excerpt characterize Mrs. Mallard?

• overjoyed

• relieved

• devastated

• indifferent

“She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome.” How does this excerpt characterize Mrs. Mallard?

• hopeful

• indifferent

• terrified

• none of the above

“She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.” The above excerpt suggests that following the death of Mr. Mallard, Mrs. Mallard

• suddenly becomes a deeply religious person.

• suddenly fears living a long life.

• suddenly feels that life is worth living.

• suddenly hopes for life as it was yesterday.

"The delicious breath of rain was in the air…The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves." The imagery in this passage highlights that

• Mrs. Mallard allows nature to determine her course of action.

• Mr. Mallard’s arrival will represent a new beginning for them both.

• Mrs. Mallard's newfound hope for the future.

• Mrs. Mallard’s dream is surreal and symbolic of a dependent life.

In the last paragraph, the Chopin's use of “the joy that kills” is an example of –

• allusion

• foreshadowing

• theme

• irony

In The Possibility of Evil, the roses

• are used as decoration throughout the town.

• symbolize Mrs. Strangeworth's love for her town.

• symbolize Mrs. Strangeworth's pride.

• none of the above.

"Miss Strangeworth never concerned herself with facts; her letters all dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion." How does the above excerpt characterize Mrs. Strangeworth?

• flippant

• ignorant

• compassionate

• curious

Mrs. Strangeworth believes that her judgment of others is helpful while society expectations are to demonstrate compassion and acceptance to others.

• True

• False

In A Word, Dickinson suggests that the spoken word lives on indefinitely.

• True

• False