The Story of an Hour

What is ironic about the sounds that Mrs. Mallard hears after she learns of her husband's death?

• There are crickets chirping to symbolize the night to come.

• There is only the wind to symbolize her loneliness.

• There are birds chirping, and happy sounds outside.

• There is just a fly buzzing to symbolize death and decay

What is a theme in "The Story of an Hour"?

• Personal freedom

• love

• hatred

• cohersion

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which moment in the story is an example of situational irony?

• When Mrs. Mallard whispers, "free, free, free!" after hearing of her husband's death

• When Mrs. Mallard goes to her room

• When Josephine knocks at the door

• When Mr. Mallard dies in the train accident

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

For whom does Mrs. Mallard feels she will live for after finding out her husband died?

• Mrs. Mallard

• Josephine

• Mr. Mallard

• Mr. Henry

What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard saying that she had just been wishing for her life to be short?

• She wants her husband back.

• She does die early from shock

• She's miserable

• She regrets her life

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Under which type of irony would you classify Josephine's fear that her sister will "make herself ill" by grieving alone in her room?

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• Sarcasm

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the 1st paragraph of Passage 1 foreshadow the end?

• It shows she has a weak heart.

• It shows that she did not like bad news.

• It shows that she did not love her husband.

• It shows that she is a women with a lot of health issues.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Select two lines from Passage 1 that show how the author builds SUSPENSE

• “It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing.” (paragraph 2)

• “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.” (paragraph 9)

• “She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will--as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been.” (paragraph 10).

• “When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips.” (paragraph 10)

• “There would be no one to live for during those coming years…” (paragraph 12)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the definition of IMPLORING as used in the passage?

• praying mightily

• pleading steadily

• demanding angrily

• whispering urgentl

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the author's structural choice with including this passage create the effect of surprise?

• The author begins the passage about their estranged marriage.

• The author ends the passage with joyful news.

• The author shifts the tone and provides information later