Comprehension Quiz: The Story of an Hour

Who was with Mrs. Mallard when the news of her husband's death was broken to her?

• None of the above

• Sister Josephine Newsome

• Richard

• Both A and B

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Mrs. Mallard do when she heard the news of her husband's death?

• She fainted

• She laughed uncontrollably

• She wept with sudden wild abandon

• She accepted it calmly

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Where did Mrs. Mallard go after the storm of weeping had spent itself?

• To the garden

• To her room alone

• To her neighbor's house

• To the kitchen

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What did Mrs. Mallard see beyond the bitter moment of her husband's death?

• A long procession of years to come that will belong to her absolutely

• A future without hope

• A life filled with sorrow and regret

• A world without any purpose

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Mrs. Mallard feel about her husband's death?

• She felt indifferent

• She never loved him

• She always loved him deeply

• Her feelings were a mystery

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did the doctor say was the cause of Mrs. Mallard's death?

• Joy that kills

• Unknown reasons

• Heart disease

• Old age

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Who was far from the scene of the railroad accident?

• Richard

• The doctor

• Mrs. Mallard

• Brettly

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What did Mrs. Mallard die of according to the doctor?

• Heart disease

• Joy that kills

• Old age

• Unknown reasons

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What did Mrs. Mallard see beyond the bitter moment of her husband's death?

• A world without any purpose

• A life filled with sorrow and regret

• A long procession of years to come that will belong to her absolutely

• A future without hope

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Mrs. Mallard feel about her husband's death?

• She never loved him

• She always loved him deeply

• Her feelings were a mystery

• She felt indifferent

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9