The Story of An Hour

Which detail is the first sign that something is different about how Louis will take the loss of her husband?

• He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and has hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.

• 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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 18.

There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory.

In this sentence, the author uses a simile to describe the -

• improvement in emotions

• confusion felt by Louise

• transformation in Louise

• strength in overcoming grief

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What do details in paragraph 11 reveal about the relationship between Louise and her husband?

• Her husband had treated her kindly.

• Her husband made her feel caged.

• They were not in love with each other.

• They did not have a good relationship.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In paragraph 16, the denotation of the word elixir means -

• real happiness

• a liquid

• joy in life

• a magic potion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the author's message in paragraph 14?

• People do not have the right to control any creatures.

• Women's rights should not be limited, even with good intentions.

• Some times even acts done in kindness can be wrong.

• Marriage takes away the freedom of women

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the final line, the reader can conclude that Louise died from -

• the joy of seeing her husband alive

• the sudden loss of her newfound freedom

• her preexisting heart condition

• sadness of the loss of her husband

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the best summary of the story?

• Louise finds our her husband died and goes upstairs and lockers herself in her room. There she vacantly stairs out the window in her sudden grief. However, Louise did not have a great relationship with her husband, and now she would be able to do as she pleased.

• Louise had a history of heart disease, so when her husband is killed in a train accident, her family and friends are worried about telling her. However, she is not upset, but instead happy because this loss means she will now be free. Unfortunately, her husband was still alive.

• Louise finds out her husband was killed in an accident and cries with grief. Then a sudden feeling of freedom takes over her. She seems to recover knowing that her husband's death means her independence. Soon after, she sees her husband coming through the front door very much alive and dies from the shock this new loss creates on her heart.

• Louise finds out her husband was killed and 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. There she looked out her window trying to process what this all meant to her. When she finally went back downstairs, she sees her husband walking in the front door and drops dead.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 18.

She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long. How is irony demonstrated in this sentence?

• It brings closure to Louise's problem the previous day.

• It shows that your perspective on life can quickly change under different circumstances.

• It illuminates the reasons why Louise dreaded her life with her husband.

• It shows how different life may seem after you experience a great tragedy.

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How does Louise feel about her husband?

• She thought he was okay. He wasn't good, but he wasn't bad either.

• She loved him deeply. She would do anything for him.

• She hated him. She deplored the thought of her husband.

• She did not care for him. She could literally not care any less about him or his wellbeing.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which phrase best describes the shift in tone from the beginning to the end of the story?

• From upset to relief to pain

• From heartache to freedom to elation

• From shock to acceptance to joy

• From sadness to liberation to agony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2