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Duplicate of The Story of an Hour
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vocabulary and comprehension questions from "The Story of an Hour"
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1
What was Josephine doing outside of Mrs. Mallard's room?
begging to be let in
crying over Mr. Mallard's death
talking with Richards
talking to the doctor
2
Situational irony is when...
an animal is given human qualities
a character's actions have the opposite effect
you say the opposite of what you mean
the reader knows something the characters don't
3
What illness did Mrs. Mallard have?
the flu
cancer
heart disease
near-sightedness
4
According to Richards, how did Brently Mallard die?
train accident
he drowned
he had a heart attack
cancer
5
What type of figurative language is this? "the joy that kills"
oxymoron
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopeia
6
What happens to Mrs. Mallard in the resolution of the story.
she marries a younger man
she dies of a heart attack
she runs away with her husband's money
she gets in a train accident
7
The soccer team celebrated their ______ with a party.
affliction
vacant
trivia
triumph
8
to keep your feelings or thoughts under control and not show them
pretense
repress
strive
forestall
9
Mrs. Mallard descends "like a goddess of Victory" is what type of figurative language?
onomatopeia
oxymoron
personification
simile
10
What is the setting of the story?
on a train
Mrs. Mallard's house late at night
Carnival season
Mrs. Mallard's house on a spring day
11
to prevent or anticipate something
elixir
forestall
repress
triumph
12
Which word does Mrs. Mallard keep repeating when she is alone in her room?
free
no
Brently
thanks
13
How do Mr. and Mrs. Mallard feel about each other?
She loves him, but he doesn't love her
He loves her, but she doesn't love him
They love each other
They hate each other
14
Who is Richards?
Mrs. Mallard's boyfriend
a newspaper reporter
Mrs. Mallard's brother
Brently Mallard's friend
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an achievement or victory
elixir
persistence
trivia
triumph
