"The Story of an Hour" Assessment

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not, it is...

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• sarcasm

• verbal irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected, it is...

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• sarcasm

• verbal irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

• When a person says one thing but means the opposite, it is...

• oxymoron

• paradox

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How do Mrs. Mallard's feelings evolve throughout the story?

• She is initially happy that her husband survives the crash, but is shocked that Mr. Richards has been cheating on her.

• At first, she weeps wildly, then calms down and is hopeful for her future. Then, she is so shocked at her husband's return that she dies.

• She first cries when she learns her husband on the news, then finally accepts that she will need to marry Mr. Richards in order to survive.

• None of these.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the author use irony at the end of the story? (2 correct answers)

• Mrs. Mallard was actually the one who was supposed to be on the train, not her husband.

• Josephine and Richards were playing a joke on Mrs. Mallard and the joke causes her to die.

• The doctors believe she dies because she is so happy Brently is alive, but the audience knows she actually was happy that he had died.

• The moment Mrs. Mallard begins looking forward to living her life, she dies of a heart attack.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is NOT one of Mrs. Mallard's conflicts?

• She suspects Brently is cheating on her with Josephine

• She has a heart condition

• She believes Brently had died

• Brently is actually alive

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

In 1894, this story was probably controversial because

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

• Women were not encouraged to desire independence outside of their husbands, and Mrs. Mallard did exactly that.

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

• None of the above.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.1B

What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard saying that she had just been wishing for her life to be short?

• She wants her husband back.

• She ends up dying early

• She's miserable

• She regrets her life

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is ironic about the sounds that Mrs. Mallard hears through the open window after she learns of her husband's death?

• There are crickets chirping to symbolize the night to come.

• There is only the wind to symbolize her loneliness.

• There are birds chirping and other happy sounds outside.

• There is just a fly buzzing to symbolize death and decay

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4