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The Story of an Hour

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

a)

kidney failure

b)

heart trouble

c)

pneumonia

d)

detached retinas

2.

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

a)

kidney failure

b)

heart trouble

c)

pneumonia

d)

detached retinas

3.
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."
a)
situational
b)
dramatic
c)
verbal
4.
What is significant about the story's setting?
a)
The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.
b)
It takes place in a large house.
c)
The story encompasses one hour.
d)
The setting makes no difference.
5.
In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?
a)
The story takes place in Winter and symbolizes that everything dies.
b)
The story takes place in Summer and symbolizes the burning love Mrs. Mallard has for her husband.
c)
The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.
d)
The story takes place in Fall and symbolizes the everything is falling apart.
6.
Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?
a)
Richards
b)
Josephine
c)
Brently Mallard
d)
She found out herself
7.
True or False?
Brently died in the train accident. 
a)
True
b)
False 
8.

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

a)

"Free"

b)

"Finally"

c)

"Freedom"

d)

"Yay

9.

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

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

jealous

10.

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

a)

paradoxes

b)

double entendres

c)

foreshadows

d)

flashbacks

11.

The story is written in ______ person narration.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third (limited)

d)

third (omniscient)

12.

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

a)

to tremble in happiness

b)

to tremble in sadness

c)

to tremble in hope

13.
The climax of the story is
a)
Josephine knocking at the door
b)
Mr. Mallard walking through the door
c)
When doctors said she died of joy
d)
When Richards and Josephine told Mrs. Mallard her husband died
14.
What is the best choice for theme of the story?
a)
Open windows are good for day dreaming
b)
Relationships can be oppressive
c)
Stay away from trains
d)
Don't listen to your friends news because it could be wrong
15.
According to the selection, why is the line "she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" ironic?
a)
Because she didn't die
b)
Joy cannot literally kill someone
c)
She was sad that her husband was actually alive
d)
She was sad that her husband was dead

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