The Story of an Hour Quiz

Who broke the news of Mr. Mallard's death to Mrs. Mallard?

• Her husband

• Her sister Josephine

• Her friend Richards

• A doctor

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What was Mrs. Mallard's initial reaction to the news of her husband's death?

• She fainted

• She laughed

• She wept with sudden, wild abandonment

• She ran away

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CCSS.W.9-10.9

Where did Mrs. Mallard go after hearing the news of her husband's death?

• To the kitchen

• To her sister's house

• To her room

• To the garden

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What did Mrs. Mallard see when she looked out of the window?

• A stormy sky

• The tops of trees and patches of blue sky

• A busy street

• A river

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How is Mrs. Mallard's physical appearance described?

• She was old and frail

• She was young with a fair, calm face

• She was middle-aged with a stern look

• She was elderly with a wrinkled face

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What was the woman in the passage waiting for, fearfully?

• A) A letter

• B) A visitor

• C) An unknown feeling

• D) A storm

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

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What phrase did the woman whisper to herself repeatedly?

• A) "Help me, help me!"

• B) "Free, free, free!"

• C) "Love, love, love!"

• D) "Go away, go away!"

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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What did the woman feel when she recognized the feeling approaching her?

• A) Fear and terror

• B) Joy and relief

• C) Anger and frustration

• D) Sadness and despair

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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What did the woman see when she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome?

• A) Her family

• B) Her friends

• C) The future years she would live for herself

• D) The past memories

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What did Josephine do outside the closed door?

• A) She knocked loudly

• B) She whispered through the keyhole

• C) She begged for admission

• D) She sang a song

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