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Story Of An Hour.
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Why do Richards and Josephine tell Mrs. Mallard “as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death”?
a) Richards learns of the railroad disaster, and he tells Josephine.
b) They know that Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart disease.
c) Everyone else has abandoned Mrs. Mallard.
d) They want her to know the truth before Brently arrives.
Which detail signals a change in Mrs. Mallard’s sadness?
a) her weeping with “sudden, wild abandonment”
b) trees “aquiver with the new spring life”
c) her husband’s “tender hands folded in death”
d) the sound of “Josephine’s piercing cry”
Mrs. Mallard believes that
a) the body and soul are set free after death.
b) the goddess of Victory has set her free.
c) freedom is more important than love.
d) death brings “a monstrous joy.”
Mrs. Mallard is glad that her husband
a) is dead.
b) can finally rest in peace.
c) can no longer impose his will on her.
d) decided to take a different train than his usual one.
Mrs. Mallard spreads her arms out to welcome
a) “countless sparrows . . . twittering in the eaves.”
b) “the face that had never looked save with love upon her.”
c) “a child who has cried itself to sleep.”
d) “a long procession of years to come.”
Which of the following ironically foreshadows Mrs. Mallard’s ultimate end?
a) Josephine kneels “with her lips to the keyhole.”
b) “But Richards was too late.”
c) Mrs. Mallard prays “that life might be long.”
d) Brently carries “his grip-sack and umbrella.”
What ironic event concludes the story?
a) Josephine utters a “piercing cry” and dies.
b) The shock of Brently’s return causes Mrs. Mallard’s death.
c) Mrs. Mallard feels “monstrous joy” when Brently returns.
d) Richards tries to prevent his wife from seeing Josephine.
A vacant expression is one that shows no
a) emptiness.
b) availability.
c) habitation.
d) emotion.
What does illumination mean?
a) discomfort
b) enlightenment
c) demonstration
d) apparition
A composed person is
a) calm.
b) musical.
c) artificial.
d) succinct.
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