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What is Mrs. Mallard's first reaction to the news of her husband's death?

• She faints from shock

• She screams in anger

• She weeps immediately

• She shows no emotion

What word best describes Mrs. Mallard’s feelings when she is alone in her room?

• Confused

• Free

• Angry

• Guilty

What does the open window symbolize in the story?

• The uncertainty of the future

• Freedom and new beginnings

• Her husband's return

• Danger approaching

How does Mr. Mallard’s reappearance affect the story's ending?

• It brings closure

• It leads to a happy reunion

• It causes Mrs. Mallard's death

• It confirms he faked his death

What is the “thing” that is approaching to possess Mrs. Mallard in paragraph 12?

• Sadness

• Freedom

• Anger

• Madness

What does Mrs. Mallard whisper repeatedly in paragraph 13?** A. “Why me

• “Free, free, free!”

• He’s gone

• "I can't do thisc

• "I can't do this"

How does Chopin describe the years ahead of Mrs. Mallard’s life in paragraph 15?

• As dull and meaningless

• As a punishment

• As her own and full of promise

• As her own and full of promise