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WorksheetsE3 Analysis of "The Story of an Hour"
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Louis Mallard was afflicted with what"
heart trouble
gall bladder issues
mental illness
cancer
In the introduction, we are introduced to what
conflict
hyperbole
dynamic characterization
static characters
In the second paragraph, this person gives Louis veiled hints that her husband is dead.
Josephine
Martina
Shania
Brendas
It's ironic that the Mallards have this last name because
Mallard ducks mate for life and represent marital union.
Mallard ducks mate for life and represent repression.
Mallard ducks do not mate for life and represent marital union.
Mallard ducks do not mate for life and represent repression.
What's in the room?
a chair and an open window
a couch and an open window
a bed and a closed window
an open window
What's coming through the window?
an impression of life, freedom, and open opportunities without her husband
an impression of life, freedom, and open opportunities with her husband
an impression of sadness, loss, and bitterness without her husband
an impression of the meaninglessness of life
What is said three times in the story?
the word "free"
the word "freedom"
the word liberty
the word unhappiness
What is the oxymoron that encompasses how Louis Mallard feels the moment she begins to appreciate her newfound freedom?
monstrous joy
monstrous hope
monstrous love
monstrous bitterness
Louis has felt like a ____ while in her marriage.
creature
natural woman
lady
human
The phrase "love, the unsolved mystery" is a/an
appositive
a positive
anegative
a negative
The following sentence is an example of this rhetorical strategy: "She breathed a quick prayer that life would be long. It was only
yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be
long."
epistrophe
apostrophe
allusion
onompatopeia
What did Louis change her mind about
about having a long life
about having a heart issue
about loving her husband
about not liking her husband
The situational irony at the end of the story
is that Louis died right when she wanted to live.
is that Louis didn't really love her husband as much as everyone thought.
is that Louis had two kinds of a heart issue.
is that Louis lived when she wanted to die.
In the first sentence of the story, two parts of plot already happen. These are
the exposition and the inciting incident
the exposition and the rising action
the rising action and the climax
the climax and the resolution
During the rising action, Louis
weeps, thinks, and realizes that she likes the freedom she has just gotten.
thinks, realizes she is sad, and realizes she will never be happy again.
weeps, thinks, and decides life is not worth living.
weeps, thinks, and decides to get a job.
The springtime setting adds to the story
by implying she has been given a new chance.
by implying that her seasonal allergies will be acting up.
by implying that she will be sad while everyone around her will be happy.
by implying that she wants to die.
Through the flashback, we learn that Louis had
mixed feelings about her husband.
great love for her husband.
great bitterness towards her husband.
disdain for her sister.
What is not a reason that she dies?
disappointment for losing her newfound freedom
guilt for being happy that he died
shock that her husband wasn't actually dead when she'd already decided to live for herself
happiness that her husband was alive
