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The Story of an Hour

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What illness does Mrs. Mallard have?

a)

kidney failure

肾衰竭

b)

heart trouble

心脏病

c)

pneumonia

肺炎

d)

detached retinas

视网膜脱落

2.

What is important about the story's setting?

a)

The story is set during a time when women had very few rights.

b)
It takes place in a large house.
c)

The story happens in just one hour.

d)
The setting makes no difference.
3.
Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?
a)
Richards
b)
Josephine
c)
Brently Mallard
d)
She found out herself
4.
True or False?
Brently died in the train accident. 
a)
True
b)
False 
5.

What does Louise say over and over while looking out the window?

a)

"Free"

b)

"Finally"

c)

"Freedom"

d)

"Yay

6.

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

马拉德夫人在经历了丈夫去世的最初悲痛之后有何感受?

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

jealous

7.
What is the best choice for theme of the story?
a)

Open windows are good for daydreaming

打开窗户有利于做白日梦

b)

Relationships can be oppressive

人际关系可能会让人感到压抑

c)

Stay away from trains

远离火车

d)

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

不要听你朋友的消息,因为它可能是错误的

8.

What is the mood of the story?

a)

Somber/Hopeful/Tragic

忧郁的/ 充满希望地 / 悲惨的

b)

Humorous/Hopeful/Tragic

幽默的/充满希望地 / 悲惨的

c)

Joyful/Tragic/Hopeful

欢乐的 / 悲惨的 / 充满希望地

d)

Optimistic/Somber/Tragic

乐观的 / 忧郁的 / 悲惨的

9.

What is the name of the author of this short story?

a)

Kate Chopin

b)

Kate Porkchops

c)

Katherine Anne Porter

d)

Katy Choe

10.

What is the name of the widow in this story?

a)

Mrs. Malloy

b)

Mrs. Mallard

c)

Mrs. McCaffrey

d)

Mrs. Moi

11.

What is the name of the sister in this story?

a)

Jojo

b)

Alice

c)

Alex

d)

Josephine

12.

What season does this story take place in?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

13.

How does Mrs. Mallard feel about her husband?

a)

She loves him- sometimes

b)

She doesn't like him at all

c)

She is madly in love with him

d)

She wishes that she were married to someone else

14.

Why does Mrs. Mallard get married in the first place?

a)

For love

b)

She didn't have any other choice

c)

She was bored

d)

She isn't actually married

15.

What does the doctor say that Mrs. Mallard dies of?

a)

Sudden fright

b)

Melanoma

c)

Overwhelming Sadness

d)

Heart disease- of joy that kills

16.

At the very end of the story, we learn that ________ is still alive.

a)

Benjamin Mallard

b)

Brently Mallard

c)

Bently Mallard

d)

Bryan Mallard

17.

What does Mrs. Mallard actually die of?

a)

Overwhelming sadness

b)

Underwhelming Stress

c)

Joy that her husband is alive

d)

Shock

18.

How does Mrs. Mallard die?

a)

By descending the stairs in an emotional rush

b)

Of sadness because of her husband's death

c)

Of shock

d)

In a train accident

19.

What happens to Mrs. Mallard at the end of the hour?

a)

She leaves the house.

b)

She faints.

c)

She dies.

d)

She goes to sleep.

20.

In which decade were Chopin's novels and stories written?

a)

1870s

b)

1880s

c)

1890s

d)

1900s

21.

What societal expectation did Chopin challenge in her writing?

肖邦在她的作品中挑战了什么样的社会期望?

a)

Women's roles in politics

女性在政治中的角色

b)

Women's domestic roles

女性的家庭角色

c)

Women's educational opportunities

女性的教育机会

d)

Women's fashion choices

女性的时尚选择

22.

What does Chopin's story about an independent-minded woman represent?

肖邦关于独立思想女性的故事代表了什么?

a)

A common theme of the time

共同的时代主题

b)

A controversial concept at the time

当时颇具争议的概念

c)

A historical event

历史事件

d)

A fictional fantasy

虚构的幻想

23.

What becomes clear when Mrs. Mallard says, "Free, free, free!"?

a)

Mrs. Mallard is thinking of her expenses.

b)

Mrs. Mallard is happy to be free of her husband.

c)

Mrs. Mallard is going insane from grief.

d)

Mrs. Mallard just likes to repeat herself.

24.

At the end of the story we learn that Brently Mallard

a)

was cheating on Mrs. Mallard with Josephine.

b)

jumped off the train before it crashed.

c)

was never even on the train in the first place.

d)

made up the entire story to play a joke on his wife.

25.

What does the story suggest about societal expectations of women in 1894?

这个故事暗示了 1894 年社会对女性的期望是什么?

a)

Women were expected to be independent.

人们期望女性能够独立。

b)

Women were expected to be submissive.

人们期望女性顺从。

c)

Women were expected to be leaders.

人们期望女性成为领导者。

d)

Women were expected to be indifferent.

人们期望女性保持冷漠。