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"The Story of an Hour"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

kidney failure

heart trouble

pneumonia

detached retinas

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door--you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."

situational

dramatic

verbal

What is significant about the story's setting?

The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.

It takes place in a large house.

The story encompasses one hour.

The setting makes no difference.

In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?

The story takes place in Winter and symbolizes that everything dies.

The story takes place in Summer and symbolizes the burning love Mrs. Mallard has for her husband.

The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.

The story takes place in Fall and symbolizes the everything is falling apart.

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

Richards

Josephine

Brently Mallard

She found out herself

True or False?
Brently died in the train accident.

True

False

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

"Free"

"Finally"

"Freedom"

"Yay

How did Mrs. Mallard feel AFTER experiencing her initial grief over her husband's death?

happy

sad

angry

jealous

The fact that Louise had a heart condition ________ her death from a heart attack.

paradoxes

double entendres

foreshadows

flashbacks

10.

The story is written in ______ person narration.

first

second

third (limited)

third (omniscient)

11.

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

to tremble in happiness

to tremble in sadness

to tremble in hope

12.

The climax of the story is

Josephine knocking at the door

Mr. Mallard walking through the door

When doctors said she died of joy

When Richards and Josephine told Mrs. Mallard her husband died

13.

What is the best choice for theme of the story?

Open windows are good for day dreaming

Relationships can be oppressive

Stay away from trains

Don't listen to your friends news because it could be wrong

14.

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 actually alive

She was sad that her husband was dead

15.

Identify the figurative language: "She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep."

Motif

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

16.

Why does Chopin choose to withhold telling the reader Mrs. Mallard's first name?

Because Mrs. Marllard was denied her own identify for so long

Because it wasn't important to the story

Because Mrs. Mallard liked being known as Mrs. Mallard

Because the story was short

17.

What is the mood of the story?

Somber/Hopeful/Tragic

Humorous/Hopeful/Tragic

Joyful/Tragic/Hopeful

Optimistic,Somber/Tragic

18.

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Some one was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard"

situational

dramatic

verbal

amusing

19.

Which of the following is NOT a theme that can be derived from reading "The Story of an Hour?"

Independence brings joy.

Life can change in an instant.

True happiness comes from one's self.

Cast aside your worries and enjoy life.

20.

"She was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window." This passage demonstrates that Mrs. Mallard is feeling which of the following emotions?

Angry & bitter

Happy & hopeful

Sad & devastated

Indifferent & bored

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"The Story of an Hour"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

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