The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

How do Louise Mallard's loved ones treat her?

• They are impatient with her.

• They act with sensitivity towards her.

• They don't take into account her dignity.

• They worry that she is emotionally unstable.

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How does Mrs. Mallard initially react to the tragic news of her husband's death?

• She feels intense relief and freedom.

• She is paralyzed with an inability to accept it.

• She is calm and composed.

• She weeps with deep sadness and grief.

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Mrs. Mallard finds her grief to be:

• Unnecessary

• Exhausting

• Embarrassing

• Freeing

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Which of the following best describes the protagonist?

• She longs to be free from an oppressive marriage.

• She feels a deep longing for independence.

• She regrets the fact that she got married.

• She resents her husband.

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What does Mrs. Mallard observe outside her window?

• The new life which comes in Spring.

• A hauntingly beautiful Summer's day.

• Death and decay in nature.

• A peaceful Winter's day.

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"She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her..." What is 'this thing'?

• The sense of liberation

• A deep sadness and grief

• A sense of relief

• A heart attack

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What might Mrs. Mallard's heart affliction symbolize?

• Her inability to look after herself.

• The fragility of women of the time.

• Her troubled emotions.

• Her deeply unhappy marriage.

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How does she feel about a future without her husband?

• She feels frightened and lonely.

• She is afraid that she will have no money.

• She is worried about the grieving process.

• She looks forward to the prospect of not being beholden to anyone else.

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How does Louise Mallard view marriage?

• As a 'monstrous joy' in one's life.

• As a struggle of wills between people.

• As an anti-feminist institution.

• As a necessary evil in society.

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She descended the stairs "like a goddess" is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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