Kate Chopin

What new information does Mrs. Mallard learn near the end of the story regarding the fate of her husband? How does she learn this? What is her reaction?

What is Mrs. Mallard’s initial reaction to the news?

What true feelings does she have about her husband’s death? Use evidence from the story.

What is the overall mood of the story? How does it change? Explain using evidence from the story.

What is a possible theme of this story? Explain your answer using evidence from the text.

Which of the followings is true when mentioning Kate Chopin’s family background?

• Her parents share the same nationality 

• She was born to a French mother & Irish father. 

• Her father is a son from a wealthy cotton-growing family in Louisiana. 

What happened when Kate’s father was killed in a train accident? 

• Kate was then raised by her mother, grandmother and great grandmother. 

• Kate was raised by the Catholic nuns at Sacred Heart Academy in St.Louis

• Kate was raised by her relatives in Louisiana. 

How old was Kate when she got married to Oscar Chopin in 1870? 

• 22

• 21

• 20

What was her first literary work in 1888? 

• Poem “If it might be”

• Novel “At fault”

• Short story “Desiree’s Baby”

Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in Kate Chopin’s writing style

• Naturalism 

• Realism

• Modernism 

• Transcendentalism