Story of an Hour Review

What is the main conflict at the start of this story?

• Mrs. Mallard is diagnosed with a heart condition.

• Brently Mallard is reported to have died.

• Richards arrives after witnessing a railroad incident.

• Josephine files for divorce from her husband.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

How is Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to the news different from other women?

• She pretended not to hear the news and walked away.

• She becomes angry with the news and starts to yell at Richards.

• She immediately accepts that the news is true and begins to weep.

• She is not any different from other women.

Which sentence shows that Mrs. Mallard is making a discovery?

• “When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone.”

• “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.”

• “She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.”

• “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What does Mrs. Mallard begin to realize after her initial grief?

• That Brently might still be alive.

• That she was never happy in her marriage.

• That she can no longer live knowing he is gone.

• That Brently was cheating on her.

What do the doctor’s believe Mrs. Mallard passed from? What does the story indicate she actually passed from?

• The doctors believe it is the shock of joy, but it is disappointment.

• The doctors believe it is heart disease, but it is a clogged artery.

• The doctors believe it is heartbreak, but it is happiness.

• The doctors do not claim to know what she passed from.

Which excerpt from the story best supports the idea that Mrs. Mallard is excited to no longer be married?

• “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.”

• “There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.”

• “Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring for admission.”

• “It was Brent Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained, composedly carrying his grip-sack and umbrella.”

What adjectives can be used to describe the scene outside of Mrs. Mallard’s window?

• Calm and hope-giving

• Dark and stormy

• Cold and uninviting

• Busy and chaotic

Which of the following could NOT be considered a theme of this story?

• Grief can reveal new emotions.

• Marriage does not always equate to love.

• Trains are never safe to ride on.

• Loss can affect different people in different ways.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2