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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 illness did Mrs. Mallard have?
near-sightedness
the flu
cancer
heart disease
2
What was Josephine doing outside of Mrs. Mallard's room?
talking with Richards
talking to the doctor
begging to be let in
crying over Mr. Mallard's death
3
Who is Richards?
Brently Mallard's friend
Mrs. Mallard's brother
Mrs. Mallard's boyfriend
a newspaper reporter
4
Mrs. Mallard descends "like a goddess of Victory" is what type of figurative language?
personification
oxymoron
simile
onomatopeia
5
to prevent or anticipate something
elixir
triumph
forestall
repress
6
What type of figurative language is this? "the joy that kills"
oxymoron
alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopeia
7
Which word does Mrs. Mallard keep repeating when she is alone in her room?
free
Brently
no
thanks
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Situational irony is when...
you say the opposite of what you mean
a character's actions have the opposite effect
the reader knows something the characters don't
an animal is given human qualities
9
According to Richards, how did Brently Mallard die?
cancer
he had a heart attack
he drowned
train accident
10
an achievement or victory
trivia
elixir
persistence
triumph
11
to keep your feelings or thoughts under control and not show them
strive
forestall
pretense
repress
12
What happens to Mrs. Mallard in the resolution of the story.
she marries a younger man
she runs away with her husband's money
she dies of a heart attack
she gets in a train accident
13
What is the setting of the story?
Mrs. Mallard's house on a spring day
on a train
Mrs. Mallard's house late at night
Carnival season
14
The soccer team celebrated their ______ with a party.
vacant
trivia
affliction
triumph
15
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 hate each other
They love each other
