Quiz #3

Who is the author of The Story of an Hour?

• • Edith Wharton

• Katherine Anne Porter

• Joan Didion

• • Kate Chopin

Who is the main character of the story?

• • Josephine

• • Louise

• • 
    Eliza

• Kate

How does Mrs. Mallard receive word of her husband's death?

• Telegram

• Telephone

• A very sad postcard

• She read about it in the newspaper

What point of view is this story told through?

• First

• Third

• Second

• Cheese

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

• Sudden fright

• Melanoma

• Overwhelming Sadness

• Heart disease- of joy that kills

What is the main theme of "The Story of an Hour"?

• Love and marriage

• Freedom and independence

• Loss and grief

•  Social class and status

 What is the significance of the title "The Story of an Hour"?

• It represents the brief moment of freedom and happiness that Mrs. Mallard experiences

• It symbolizes the limited time Mrs. Mallard has to process her emotions

• It suggests that the story takes place within the span of an hour

•  It reflects the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of death

What does Federigo do in pursuit of Monna Giovanna's love?

• host lavish banquets

• tilting, a form of jousting

• spend lots and all of his money

• all of the above

The climax of the story occurs when...

• 
  Patience is a virtue.

• Money can bring happiness to those who wait.

• Money is not a true measure of a person's worth.

• A person's worth determines his or her fate.

The moral dilemma of the story is when...

• 
  Federigo debates if he should feed his falcon to Monna Giovanna.

• Federigo is disappointed with himself for having everything to having nothing but still unable to provide for his true love.

• Monna Giovanna, at first, wants to stay a widow but then decides to marry Federigo.

• Monna Giovanna considers visiting Federigo to ask him for his falcon, the one and only possession in his life.