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WorksheetsAL The Story of an Hour
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
At the end of the story we learn that Brently Mallard
was cheating on Mrs. Mallard with Josephine.
jumped off the train before it crashed.
was never even on the train in the first place.
made up the entire story to play a joke on his wife.
Brently Mallard is
Louise's husband
Josephine's husband
Richards
All of the above
Which of the following is not one of Mrs. Mallard's conflicts?
She suspects Brently of having an affair with Josephine
She has a heart condition
She believes Brently had died
Brently is actually alive
In 1894, this story was probably controversial because
Railroad accidents were common and this story made people lobby for safer railroads.
Women were not supposed to think independently and Mrs. Mallard's thought process was too extreme.
Authors did not commonly use irony and Kate Chopin's use of irony was groundbreaking.
None of the above.
The moral of the story is
The women and men should live happily ever after
That women should be content doing what their husband's want them to
That women should desire an independent life free from the constraints of marriage
All of the above
Which of the following details best demonstrates Mrs. Mallard's feelings toward her newfound freedom?
There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.
What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!
She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms.
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
What does the doctor say that Mrs. Mallard dies of?
Sudden fright
Melanoma
Overwhelming Sadness
Heart disease- of joy that kills
What does Mrs. Mallard actually die of?
Overwhelming sadness
Underwhelming Stress
Joy that her husband is alive
Shock
At the very end of the story, we learn that ________ is still alive.
Benjamin Mallard
Brently Mallard
Bently Mallard
Bryan Mallard
What is the name of the widow in this story?
Mrs. Malloy
Mrs. Mallard
Mrs. McCaffrey
Mrs. Moi
What is the name of the sister in this story?
Jojo
Alice
Alex
Josephine
What is the name of the author of this short story?
Kate Chopin
Kate Porkchops
Katherine Anne Porter
Katy Choe
What becomes clear when Mrs. Mallard says, "Free, free, free!"?
Mrs. Mallard is thinking of her expenses.
Mrs. Mallard is happy to be free of her husband.
Mrs. Mallard is going insane from grief.
Mrs. Mallard just likes to repeat herself.
What is ironic about the sounds that Mrs. Mallard hears after she learns of her husband's death?
There are crickets chirping to symbolize the night to come.
There is only the wind to symbolize her loneliness.
There are birds chirping, and happy sounds outside.
There is just a fly buzzing to symbolize death and decay
What is a theme in "The Story of an Hour"?
Personal freedom
love
hatred
cohersion
Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.
Based on the context, what do you think is the best definition of haunted?
frequented by a ghost
to be persistently on someone's mind
showing signs of mental anguish or struggle
to go somewhere often
. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky.
Based on the context, what is the best definition of the word yonder?
at some far distance; over there
in a bored or tired manner
with your eyes closed
in an angry or defiant manner
She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.
Which of the following phrases is the metaphor?
sudden, wild abandonment
storm of grief
paralyzed inability
she went away to her room
When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone.
How does the metaphor "storm of grief" function in the sentence?
it describes the weather outside of her window
it describes how chaotic and intense Mrs. Mallard's sadness is
it shows how excited Mrs. Mallard feels to be independent
it highlights how intensely sad Josephine is
There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky...
Which phrase from the excerpt provides a clue to the meaning of the words subtle and elusive?
There was something coming to her
she was waiting for it
What was it? She did not know
But she felt it, creeping out of the sky
