E3 Analysis of "The Story of an Hour"

Louis Mallard was afflicted with what"

• heart trouble

• gall bladder issues

• mental illness

• cancer

In the introduction, we are introduced to what

• conflict

• hyperbole

• dynamic characterization

• static characters

In the second paragraph, this person gives Louis veiled hints that her husband is dead.

• Josephine

• Martina

• Shania

• Brendas

It's ironic that the Mallards have this last name because

• Mallard ducks mate for life and represent marital union.

• Mallard ducks mate for life and represent repression.

• Mallard ducks do not mate for life and represent marital union.

• Mallard ducks do not mate for life and represent repression.

What's in the room?

• a chair and an open window

• a couch and an open window

• a bed and a closed window

• an open window

What's coming through the window?

• an impression of life, freedom, and open opportunities without her husband

• an impression of life, freedom, and open opportunities with her husband

• an impression of sadness, loss, and bitterness without her husband

• an impression of the meaninglessness of life

What is said three times in the story?

• the word "free"

• the word "freedom"

• the word liberty

• the word unhappiness

What is the oxymoron that encompasses how Louis Mallard feels the moment she begins to appreciate her newfound freedom?

• monstrous joy

• monstrous hope

• monstrous love

• monstrous bitterness

Louis has felt like a ____ while in her marriage.

• creature

• natural woman

• lady

• human

The phrase "love, the unsolved mystery" is a/an

• appositive

• a positive

• anegative

• a negative