"The story of an hour"

What happens at the beginning of the story?

• Mrs. Mallard´s husband dies

• Mrs. Mallard dies

• Mrs. Mallard is told she has a disease

Who tells Mrs. Mallard about the incident?

• Her brother

• Her husband´s friend Richards

• Brently Mallard

• Her sister Josephine

How does Mrs. Mallard firstly react to her husband´s death?

• She laughs histerically

• She becomes paralyzed and weeps

• She dies of shock

How does she feel when she is alone in her room?

• Scared

• Angry

• Free, relaxed and overjoyed

• Sad

How was Mrs. Mallard´s relationship with her husband?

• Good

• Bad

Had she loved him?

• Yes, always

• No, never

• Yes, sometimes

What happens at the end of the story?

• Mrs. Mallard dies of joy

• Mrs. Mallard dies because she sees the ghost of her husband

• Mrs. Mallard´s husband was not dead and she dies of heart disease

What does this sentence mean?

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills.

• She dies of joy for seeing her husband alive

• She dies of shock

• It is ironical - she dies of disappointment because she knows all her dreams can never come true