The Story of an Hour Plot and Analysis

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

• Kidney failure

• Pneumonia

• Cancer

• Heart trouble

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

• Richards

• Josephine

• The internet

• She found out herself

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

• "Finally"

• "Yay"

• "Free"

• "Alas"

Look at the following quote and choose the answer that best matches...

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

Here, shudder means....

• To tremble in excitement

• To tremble in sadness

• To shake it off

• 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.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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 dead

• She was sad that her husband was actually alive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"She was drinking in the very elixir of life through that open window."

This passage demonstrates that Mrs. Mallard is feeling which of the following emotions?

• Angry and bitter

• Happy and hopeful

• Sad and devastated

• Indifferent and bored

How did Louise Mallard respond to the news of her husband at first?

• She locked herself in her room

• She cried

• She laughed

• She just stared

In 1894, this story was probably controversial because...

• Railroad accidents were common and this story made people lobby for safer railroads

• Women were not supposed to think independently and Louise Mallard's thought process was too extreme

• Authors did not commonly use irony and Kate Chopin's use of irony was groundbreaking

• None of the above

Which of the following details best demonstrates Louise Mallard's feelings toward her newfound freedom?

• There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully

• What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being.

• She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms

• Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the mood of the story?

• Somber/Hopeful/

  Tragic

• Humorous/Hopeful/Tragic

• Joyful/ Tragic/ Hopeful

• Optimistic/ Somber/ Tragic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4