The Story of an Hour

Who broke the news to Mrs. Mallard that her husband is dead?

• Richards
• Josephine
• Brently Mallard
• She found out herself

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What is the point of view of the story?

• First Person
• Second person
• Third Person
• Your Mom

True or False?
Brently died in the train accident. 

• True
• False 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How did Louise die?

• She was involved in the train accident
• Shocked by Brently's presence 
• Committed suicide 
• Natural Causes 

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

• "Free"
• "Finally"
• "Freedom"
• "Yay

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."

• situational
• dramatic
• verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "Some one was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard"

• Situational
• Dramatic
• Verbal

The following passage is an example of _________ irony: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills."

• Situational
• Verbal
• Dramatic

What is significant about the story's setting?

• The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.
• It takes place in a large house.
• The story encompasses one hour.
• The setting makes no difference.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How could we best characterize Brently Mallard

• He is an abusive husband who deserves to die in a fiery train wreck.
• He's a conniving man who set up the train wreck story so he could scare his wife and kill her.
• He's a typical husband in the late 19th-century.
• He died in the train wreck.